Chapter 21 of Through Russia is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of Through Russia is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder. "Who are you?" adds Konev hastily. "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it." Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry: "Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."
Chapter 21 of Through Russia is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “"Who are you?" adds Konev hastily.”
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading “"Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “"Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “"Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “"Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:”
a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
From this reading “"Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.”
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading "Who are you?" adds Konev hastily.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Who are you?" adds Konev hastily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
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From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading "Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."
a farewell remark
From this reading "Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading "Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Who are you?" adds Konev hastily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
and nothing more
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who are you?" adds Konev hastily.
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading "Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Goodbye, mate, and give her my greeting."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
To recall to mind.
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
except for; apart from
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
the upper part of anything
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.
a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
From this reading "Time for exercise is up!" shouts the warder.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
which person or people
From this reading "Who are you?" adds Konev hastily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet so stung am I with what I have heard that I move away in silence: save that just as I reach the top of the steps I turn to cry:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who are you?" adds Konev hastily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Somehow I seem to remember your face; but I cannot place it."
Chapter 21 of Through Russia by Maksim Gorky holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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