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Chapter 3 of The peasants, [vol. 4] is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The peasants, [vol. 4] is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Pray, Hanka, may I go home?” Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat. “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary. “But I feel so faint, so weary!” “Do not be so restless: it will be over soon.”
Chapter 3 of The peasants, [vol. 4] is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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young of domestic cattle
From this reading ““Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading ““Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.”
-ing form of “rebuke” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading ““Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.”
worried and uneasy
From this reading ““Do not be so restless: it will be over soon.””
a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
From this reading ““Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading ““Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading ““But I feel so faint, so weary!””
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return home
In this reading ““Pray, Hanka, may I go home?””
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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 “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Do not be so restless: it will be over soon.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I feel so faint, so weary!”
young of domestic cattle
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.
to or in any or all places
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “But I feel so faint, so weary!”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “But I feel so faint, so weary!”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Pray, Hanka, may I go home?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pray, Hanka, may I go home?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “Pray, Hanka, may I go home?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Pray, Hanka, may I go home?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Do not be so restless: it will be over soon.”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Pray, Hanka, may I go home?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do not be so restless: it will be over soon.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Do not be so restless: it will be over soon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray, Hanka, may I go home?”
-ing form of “rebuke” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
worried and uneasy
From this reading “Do not be so restless: it will be over soon.”
a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But I feel so faint, so weary!”
in the near future
From this reading “Do not be so restless: it will be over soon.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Aye, do: run about everywhere like a silly calf!” said Hanka, rebuking her, and looking up from her rosary.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “But I feel so faint, so weary!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Do not be so restless: it will be over soon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yuzka entreated, laying her head down upon the pew-seat.
Chapter 3 of The peasants, [vol. 4] by Władysław Stanisław Reymont holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 3 holds 452 sentences of The peasants, [vol. 4], unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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