Chapter 17 of Three Men: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Three Men: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?" "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands. Ah! the devil! My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune." "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
Chapter 17 of Three Men: A Novel is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Ah! the devil!”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “"It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.”
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading “"It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."”
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading “"There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.”
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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 "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! the devil!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Ah! the devil!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's impossible to help you, I'm afraid," said Lunev, and felt a certain relief as he said it.
Identical; not different.
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
to grasp hastily or eagerly
From this reading "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.
carry out
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah! the devil!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "There's a power that will snatch her from my hands.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading My father came to grief through a woman, and seems to have left me the same fortune."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you mean, then--they'd like to take her away?"
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