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The Princess Tarakanova
The Princess Tarakanova

Chapter XXXII

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_RELEASE._ “Oh!
I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.
“I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.
I grasped at the guessings and conjectures of others!”
The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.
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The Princess Tarakanova

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of The Princess Tarakanova is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_RELEASE._ “Oh!
/riˈliːs oʊ/
Line 2
I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.
Line 3
“I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.
Line 4
I grasped at the guessings and conjectures of others!”
Line 5
The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.
/ðə aɪs ɑːn ðə ˈsɜːrfəs ʌv ðə ˈneɪvə wɑːz stɪl ˈʌndər ˈwɔːtər ðə rɪˈmeɪnz ʌv ðə ˈpriːviəs deɪz ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

conjectures noun US /kənˈdʒektʃərz/

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading “I grasped at the guessings and conjectures of others!””

day's noun US /deɪz/

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

fortress noun US /ˈfɔːrtrəs/

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading “I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.”

inundation noun US /ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən/

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading “The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.”

Neva noun US /ˈneɪvə/

a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland

From this reading “The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.”

release verb US /riˈliːs/

release, as from one's grip

reports noun US /rɪˈpɔːrts/

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading “I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.”

sinned verb US /sɪnd/

inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

From this reading “I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

under the influence preposition + article + noun counted as “under … influence”

In this reading ““I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.”

on the surface preposition + article + noun counted as “on … surface”

In this reading “The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.”

under water preposition + noun

In this reading “The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.”

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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I grasped at the guessings and conjectures of others!”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I grasped at the guessings and conjectures of others!”

conjecturesnounUS /kənˈdʒektʃərz/

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading I grasped at the guessings and conjectures of others!”

day'snounUS /deɪz/

possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading “I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.

fortressnounUS /ˈfɔːrtrəs/

a fortified defensive structure

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

Galitzin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/

past form of “grasp” — hold firmly

From this reading I grasped at the guessings and conjectures of others!”

guessings

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I grasped at the guessings and conjectures of others!”

hastenedverbUS /ˈheɪsənd/

past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed

From this reading “I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

icenounUS /aɪs/

water frozen in the solid state

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading “I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.

inundationnounUS /ˌɪnənˈdeɪʃən/

the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

judgmentnounUS /ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/

an opinion formed by judging something

From this reading “I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

NevanounUS /ˈneɪvə/

a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading _RELEASE._ “Oh!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

others

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.

previousadjectiveUS /ˈpriːviəs/

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

RELEASEverbUS /riˈliːs/

release, as from one's grip

From this reading _RELEASE._ “Oh!

remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/

any object that is left unused or still extant

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

sinnedverbUS /sɪnd/

inflected form of “sin” — commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/

the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The ice on the surface of the Neva was still under water, the remains of the previous day’s inundation.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I myself have sinned against her in my reports,” thought Galitzin, on his way to the fortress.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “I fell under the influence of others, hastened on everything without judgment.

Chapter 32 of The Princess Tarakanova by G. P. (Grigorii Petrovich) Danilevskii holds 89 sentences, grouped into 18 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.

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