Chapter 5 of The Village is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Village is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation! ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!” “Don’t you presume to confer prizes!” Balaskhin shouted. “Yes, sir, I will presume!
Chapter 5 of The Village is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!”
have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading ““Don’t you presume to confer prizes!””
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading “Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!”
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!”
-ing form of “grimace” — contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading “Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading “Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!”
plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading ““Don’t you presume to confer prizes!””
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading “Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!”
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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 Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
anew
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
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From this reading Balaskhin shouted.
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From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
plural of “button” — a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading “Don’t you presume to confer prizes!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you presume to confer prizes!”
with excitement; in an excited manner
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
highest in quality
From this reading ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!”
-ing form of “grimace” — contort the face to indicate a certain mental or emotional state
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yes, sir, I will presume!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!”
thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (“rattled” is an informal term)
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “Don’t you presume to confer prizes!”
plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “Don’t you presume to confer prizes!”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Balaskhin shouted.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir, I will presume!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!”
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Excitedly twisting the buttons of his long-tailed coat, now buttoning, again unbuttoning them, frowning and grimacing, Kuzma, perturbed, said in reply: “Such a nation!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Yes, sir, I will presume!
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir, I will presume!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Tis the greatest of nations, and not ‘such’ a nation, permit me to remark to you!”
Chapter 5 of The Village by Ivan Alekseevich Bunin holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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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