Chapter 11 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey. "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?" "Yes." "There now!" "What's the matter?" asked Yevsey hastily.
Chapter 11 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"What's the matter?" asked Yevsey hastily.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “"What's the matter?" asked Yevsey hastily.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “"Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"What's the matter?" asked Yevsey hastily.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “"Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"”
the middle of the day
From this reading “At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
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In this reading “At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Yevsey hastily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.
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From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Yevsey hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
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From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Yevsey hastily.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
the middle of the day
From this reading At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There now!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Yevsey hastily.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.
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From this reading "What's the matter?" asked Yevsey hastily.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
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From this reading At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Hey there, Klimkov, you know Rayisa Petrovna Fialkovskaya, she's your master Lukin's mistress, isn't she?"
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From this reading At about noon Zarubin called out to Yevsey.
Chapter 11 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man by Maksim Gorky holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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 11 holds 271 sentences of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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