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Chapter 24 of Through Russia is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A cough twisted his broad nose. Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said: "How cold the water of the rivulet is! It is absolutely icy." With a glance from under his brows Silantiev inquired:
Chapter 24 of Through Russia is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “With a glance from under his brows Silantiev inquired:”
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “A cough twisted his broad nose.”
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading “Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “It is absolutely icy."”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:”
mentally or physically infirm with age
From this reading “Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:”
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading “A cough twisted his broad nose.”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:”
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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 A cough twisted his broad nose.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It is absolutely icy."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A cough twisted his broad nose.
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading With a glance from under his brows Silantiev inquired:
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "How cold the water of the rivulet is!
exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading A cough twisted his broad nose.
having a dark color
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
plural of “ember” — a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With a glance from under his brows Silantiev inquired:
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading With a glance from under his brows Silantiev inquired:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A cough twisted his broad nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How cold the water of the rivulet is!
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading It is absolutely icy."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading With a glance from under his brows Silantiev inquired:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How cold the water of the rivulet is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is absolutely icy."
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading A cough twisted his broad nose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
above and across; more than
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
a small stream
From this reading "How cold the water of the rivulet is!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
mentally or physically infirm with age
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a glance from under his brows Silantiev inquired:
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading A cough twisted his broad nose.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With a glance from under his brows Silantiev inquired:
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "How cold the water of the rivulet is!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Then he wiped his beard on the palm of his hand, and his hand on his knee; whereafter, as he stretched forth the pair of senile, dark-coloured hands, and held them over the embers, he said:
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a glance from under his brows Silantiev inquired:
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