Chapter 6 of Tolstoi for the Young is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Tolstoi for the Young is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That won’t be your fault; go and ask him. Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.” The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant. He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out. “What do you want?” he asked.
Chapter 6 of Tolstoi for the Young is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading “Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.””
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.”
a country person
From this reading “The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
return home
In this reading “The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.”
In this reading “The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What do you want?” he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
giving a Christian name at baptism
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you want?” he asked.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
not any; not one
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
a country person
From this reading The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Have everything ready by the morning and I’ll come to the christening.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do you want?” he asked.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The peasant went home, then drove into the town to the merchant.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you want?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading He had no sooner stopped in the yard than the merchant came out.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you want?” he asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “That won’t be your fault; go and ask him.
Chapter 6 of Tolstoi for the Young by Leo, graf Tolstoy holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 6 holds 403 sentences of Tolstoi for the Young, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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