Chapter 9 of Uncle's Dream is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Uncle's Dream is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had heard all—_all_. He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury. Zina looked at him in amazement. “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting. “At last I have found you out, have I?”
Chapter 9 of Uncle's Dream is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Zina looked at him in amazement.”
to come or go into
From this reading “He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.”
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading ““So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.”
a human being
From this reading ““So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.”
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.
In this reading “He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Zina looked at him in amazement.”
In this reading “Zina looked at him in amazement.”
In this reading “He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.”
In this reading “He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.”
In this reading “He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.”
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.
in actual fact
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He had heard all—_all_.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Zina looked at him in amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
to come or go into
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
set up or found
From this reading “At last I have found you out, have I?”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had heard all—_all_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At last I have found you out, have I?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had heard all—_all_.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading He had heard all—_all_.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Zina looked at him in amazement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “At last I have found you out, have I?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Zina looked at him in amazement.
immediately past
From this reading “At last I have found you out, have I?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Zina looked at him in amazement.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “At last I have found you out, have I?”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.
a human being
From this reading “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He did not actually enter the room, but stood at the door, pale with excitement and fury.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “So that’s the sort of person you are!” he cried panting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zina looked at him in amazement.
Chapter 9 of Uncle's Dream by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 287 sentences, grouped into 58 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 9 holds 287 sentences of Uncle's Dream, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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