Chapter 12 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 XII
Chapter 12 of The Torrents of Spring is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come, get along,” Gavrila interposed impatiently. Kapiton turned away and staggered off. “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?” “I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared. His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
Chapter 12 of The Torrents of Spring is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
acceptance without protest
From this reading ““I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.”
permission to do something
From this reading ““But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?””
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading ““Come, get along,” Gavrila interposed impatiently.”
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading ““I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.”
denote or connote
From this reading ““I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Kapiton turned away and staggered off.”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading ““But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
acceptance without protest
From this reading “I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.
later than; following
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Come, get along,” Gavrila interposed impatiently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kapiton turned away and staggered off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Kapiton turned away and staggered off.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, get along,” Gavrila interposed impatiently.
permission to do something
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.
divisible by two
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, get along,” Gavrila interposed impatiently.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Come, get along,” Gavrila interposed impatiently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Come, get along,” Gavrila interposed impatiently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come, get along,” Gavrila interposed impatiently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kapiton turned away and staggered off.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
used to form the superlative
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Kapiton turned away and staggered off.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
denote or connote
From this reading “I signify my acquiescence,” retorted Kapiton as he disappeared.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Kapiton turned away and staggered off.
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
hard to endure
From this reading His fine language did not desert him, even in the most trying positions.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Kapiton turned away and staggered off.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But, if it were not for him,” the steward shouted after him, “you would consent for your part?”
Chapter 12 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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