Chapter 7 of The Prose Tales of Alexander Pushkin is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Prose Tales of Alexander Pushkin is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARTING. Early next morning I was awakened by the drum. I went to the place of assembly. There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging. The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.
Chapter 7 of The Prose Tales of Alexander Pushkin is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading “I went to the place of assembly.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.”
plural of “cossack” — a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
From this reading “The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.”
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.”
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading “There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.”
the back of a horse
From this reading “The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “THE PARTING.”
plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading “There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.”
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.
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In this reading “Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.”
In this reading “The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.”
In this reading “There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.”
In this reading “There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.”
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.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading I went to the place of assembly.
aroused or activated
From this reading Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.
plural of “cossack” — a member of a Slavic people living in southern European Russia and Ukraine and adjacent parts of Asia and noted for their horsemanship and military skill; they formed an elite cavalry corps in czarist Russia
From this reading The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.
a group of followers or enthusiasts
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
alternative terms for gallows
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
the back of a horse
From this reading The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I went to the place of assembly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I went to the place of assembly.
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From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.
not in physical motion
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to the place of assembly.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Cossacks were on horseback, the soldiers were under arms.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
plural of “victim” — an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Early next morning I was awakened by the drum.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to the place of assembly.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
in or at the place that
From this reading There Pougatcheff’s followers were already drawn up round the gibbet, where the victims of the day before were still hanging.
Chapter 7 of The Prose Tales of Alexander Pushkin by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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