Chapter 8 of The River of Life, and Other Stories is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The River of Life, and Other Stories is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime. Where does she come from? Where did she live before?’ It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia. She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.
Chapter 8 of The River of Life, and Other Stories is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.”
deliberately vague or ambiguous
From this reading “She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.”
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading “‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Where did she live before?’”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.”
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading “She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.”
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In this reading “Where does she come from?”
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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 ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.
react verbally
From this reading She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Where did she live before?’
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where does she come from?
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did she live before?’
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where does she come from?
deliberately vague or ambiguous
From this reading She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where does she come from?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Where did she live before?’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘Then she has seen a great deal in her lifetime.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It seemed that these questions did not please Olyessia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She hesitated to answer, evasive and reluctant.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where does she come from?
Chapter 8 of The River of Life, and Other Stories by A. I. (Aleksandr Ivanovich) Kuprin holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 423 sentences of The River of Life, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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