Chapter 23 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the way Zarubin said in a business-like way: "After all your people seem to have been trash." "Why?" asked Klimkov offended. He sighed, and said in a lower voice. "Not trash a bit."
Chapter 23 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"Not trash a bit."”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “He sighed, and said in a lower voice.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “"Why?" asked Klimkov offended.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “"After all your people seem to have been trash."”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"After all your people seem to have been trash."”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “He sighed, and said in a lower voice.”
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading “"After all your people seem to have been trash."”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “He sighed, and said in a lower voice.”
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In this reading “He sighed, and said in a lower voice.”
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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 On the way Zarubin said in a business-like way:
later than; following
From this reading "After all your people seem to have been trash."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "After all your people seem to have been trash."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sighed, and said in a lower voice.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Why?" asked Klimkov offended.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "After all your people seem to have been trash."
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Not trash a bit."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the way Zarubin said in a business-like way:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "After all your people seem to have been trash."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sighed, and said in a lower voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the way Zarubin said in a business-like way:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why?" asked Klimkov offended.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading He sighed, and said in a lower voice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not trash a bit."
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading "Why?" asked Klimkov offended.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way Zarubin said in a business-like way:
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "After all your people seem to have been trash."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On the way Zarubin said in a business-like way:
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "After all your people seem to have been trash."
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading He sighed, and said in a lower voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the way Zarubin said in a business-like way:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "After all your people seem to have been trash."
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading "After all your people seem to have been trash."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading He sighed, and said in a lower voice.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way Zarubin said in a business-like way:
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?" asked Klimkov offended.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "After all your people seem to have been trash."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the way Zarubin said in a business-like way:
Chapter 23 of The Spy: The Story of a Superfluous Man by Maksim Gorky holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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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