Chapter 8 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes. Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there. Suddenly she remembered. "The will! In his hands!
Chapter 8 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading “Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.”
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.”
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Suddenly she remembered.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Suddenly she remembered.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
later than; following
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading In his hands!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his hands!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Suddenly she remembered.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly she remembered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
in or at the place that
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The general's wife opened her eyes after a few minutes.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The will!
showing curiosity
From this reading Looking wildly round in bewilderment, she seemed to be wondering where she was and how she had come there.
Chapter 8 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish by Julian [Editor] Hawthorne holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 8 holds 200 sentences of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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