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Chapter 10 of The Prose Tales of Alexander Pushkin is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ORPHAN. The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house. The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us. Shvabrin met the impostor at the foot of the steps. He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
Chapter 10 of The Prose Tales of Alexander Pushkin is here in full — 378 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.”
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 “He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.”
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading “The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.”
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading “Shvabrin met the impostor at the foot of the steps.”
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.”
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading “THE ORPHAN.”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.”
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.
In this reading “The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.”
at or in the front
In this reading “The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house.”
In this reading “Shvabrin met the impostor at the foot of the steps.”
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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 He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shvabrin met the impostor at the foot of the steps.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house.
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 He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Shvabrin met the impostor at the foot of the steps.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house.
a person who makes deceitful pretenses
From this reading Shvabrin met the impostor at the foot of the steps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Shvabrin met the impostor at the foot of the steps.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house.
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading THE ORPHAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shvabrin met the impostor at the foot of the steps.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Shvabrin met the impostor at the foot of the steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ORPHAN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The _kibitka_ drew up in front of the Commandant’s house.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The inhabitants had recognized Pougatcheff’s little bell, and came crowding around us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was dressed as a Cossack, and had allowed his beard to grow.
Chapter 10 of The Prose Tales of Alexander Pushkin by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin holds 378 sentences, grouped into 76 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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