Chapter 2 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him: "What shall we do with you now? There's nothing for you here. You must go to the city. I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
Chapter 2 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."”
(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
From this reading “I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."”
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading “When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “You must go to the city.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:”
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading “I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."”
an educational institution
From this reading “When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
(used in the plural) a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading You must go to the city.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall we do with you now?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There's nothing for you here.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You must go to the city.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading There's nothing for you here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must go to the city.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There's nothing for you here.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "What shall we do with you now?
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
an educational institution
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall we do with you now?
carry out
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
in or at that place or location
From this reading I have to get bellows there, and I'll take you along, Orphan."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's nothing for you here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "What shall we do with you now?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall we do with you now?
at the time that
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What shall we do with you now?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Yevsey completed the school course, the blacksmith said to him:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What shall we do with you now?
Chapter 2 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man by Maksim Gorky holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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