Chapter 7 of The Torrents of Spring is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Torrents of Spring is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!” Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes. “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last. Maria Nikolaevna shook her head. “Quite so, quite so.
Chapter 7 of The Torrents of Spring is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading ““Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!””
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Maria Nikolaevna shook her head.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading ““Quite so, quite so.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Maria Nikolaevna shook her head.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading ““Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!””
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Maria Nikolaevna shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Maria Nikolaevna shook her head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
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From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
immediately past
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Maria Nikolaevna shook her head.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maria Nikolaevna shook her head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Quite so, quite so.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Maria Nikolaevna shook her head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Quite so, quite so.
express in words
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sanin did not know what to do with his eyes.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Come, look me in the face and tell me I was wrong!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, if you like; it’s the truth, if you absolutely insist upon it,” he said at last.
Chapter 7 of The Torrents of Spring by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 421 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.
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