Chapter 19 of The Princess Tarakanova is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Princess Tarakanova is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE PRINCESS AT ST. PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy. Clouds were gathering, lightning darting, thunder rolling. The Court also had its storms. Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.
Chapter 19 of The Princess Tarakanova is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Clouds were gathering, lightning darting, thunder rolling.”
the area in which something exists or lives
From this reading “PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.”
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading “PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.”
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading “Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.”
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
From this reading “Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.”
a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
From this reading “PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.”
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading “PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.”
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading “The Court also had its storms.”
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In this reading “Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.”
In this reading “PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.”
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in addition
From this reading The Court also had its storms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _THE PRINCESS AT ST.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
rid of obstructions
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Clouds were gathering, lightning darting, thunder rolling.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading The Court also had its storms.
-ing form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Clouds were gathering, lightning darting, thunder rolling.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.
the area in which something exists or lives
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading Clouds were gathering, lightning darting, thunder rolling.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Court also had its storms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.
the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically
From this reading Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Court also had its storms.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading Clouds were gathering, lightning darting, thunder rolling.
a colorless or pale brown mica with potassium
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
not any; not one
From this reading Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
a town in southeastern Virginia (south of Richmond); scene of heavy fighting during the American Civil War
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading _THE PRINCESS AT ST.
uttered with a trill
From this reading Clouds were gathering, lightning darting, thunder rolling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE PRINCESS AT ST.
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading The Court also had its storms.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Ekaterina had no easy task in investigating the insurrection of Pougachoff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE PRINCESS AT ST.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Clouds were gathering, lightning darting, thunder rolling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PETERSBURG._ The fresh and clear atmosphere of the Muscovite environs began to be foggy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Clouds were gathering, lightning darting, thunder rolling.
Chapter 19 of The Princess Tarakanova by G. P. (Grigorii Petrovich) Danilevskii holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 19 holds 79 sentences of The Princess Tarakanova, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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