Chapter 6 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window. They disquieted him and prevented him from sleeping. On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master: "You vile woman!" Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
Chapter 6 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 352 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.”
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.”
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “They disquieted him and prevented him from sleeping.”
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading “In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “They disquieted him and prevented him from sleeping.”
morally reprehensible
From this reading “"You vile woman!"”
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In this reading “On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:”
In this reading “In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.”
In this reading “In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.”
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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 Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They disquieted him and prevented him from sleeping.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading They disquieted him and prevented him from sleeping.
plural of “exclamation” — an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They disquieted him and prevented him from sleeping.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
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From this reading Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading They disquieted him and prevented him from sleeping.
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
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From this reading Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
the state of being asleep
From this reading They disquieted him and prevented him from sleeping.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading On one such night he heard the angry exclamations of his master:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They disquieted him and prevented him from sleeping.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
morally reprehensible
From this reading "You vile woman!"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Rayisa Petrovna answered as always in a low singing voice:
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "You vile woman!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the rainy nights of autumn short broken sounds came from the roof under Yevsey's window.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You vile woman!"
Chapter 6 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man by Maksim Gorky holds 352 sentences, grouped into 71 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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