Chapter 17 of Through Russia is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Through Russia is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh never mind why." Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur: "I ask because I too belong to that province." "And to which canton?" "To that of Penza."
Chapter 17 of Through Russia is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:”
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “"I ask because I too belong to that province."”
a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
From this reading “"And to which canton?"”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “"I ask because I too belong to that province."”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:”
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading “Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:”
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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 Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And to which canton?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I ask because I too belong to that province."
for the reason that
From this reading "I ask because I too belong to that province."
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "I ask because I too belong to that province."
a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
From this reading "And to which canton?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ask because I too belong to that province."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
the sound of laughing
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Oh never mind why."
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh never mind why."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To that of Penza."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh never mind why."
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From this reading "To that of Penza."
in the near future
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "I ask because I too belong to that province."
in a strange manner
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I ask because I too belong to that province."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I ask because I too belong to that province."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I ask because I too belong to that province."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And to which canton?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Oh never mind why."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
suggestive of youth; vigorous and fresh
From this reading Presently, with a strangely youthful laugh, the woman adds in a murmur:
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