Chapter 2 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet. "You never think of what you are talking about. Open the window. So it is; windy and bitterly cold. Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
Chapter 2 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “So it is; windy and bitterly cold.”
make calm or still
From this reading “"No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “So it is; windy and bitterly cold.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"You never think of what you are talking about.”
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading “"No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.”
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading “So it is; windy and bitterly cold.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You never think of what you are talking about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So it is; windy and bitterly cold.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You never think of what you are talking about.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading So it is; windy and bitterly cold.
make calm or still
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading So it is; windy and bitterly cold.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "You never think of what you are talking about.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You never think of what you are talking about.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Open the window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it is; windy and bitterly cold.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "You never think of what you are talking about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You never think of what you are talking about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
remove the harness from
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
precisely as stated
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "You never think of what you are talking about.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Open the window.
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading So it is; windy and bitterly cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You never think of what you are talking about.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, your Ladyship, it is very calm," replied the valet.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Unharness the horses, Lizaveta, we won't go out--there was no need to deck yourself like that."
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