Chapter 15 of Under Western Eyes is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Under Western Eyes is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh yes. The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said. “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.” “It appears that he is at work in Russia again. Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.
Chapter 15 of Under Western Eyes is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading “Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.”
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““It appears that he is at work in Russia again.”
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading “Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.”
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
From this reading “The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.”
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading ““It appears that he is at work in Russia again.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I 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 The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
anew
From this reading “It appears that he is at work in Russia again.
in the past
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It appears that he is at work in Russia again.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It appears that he is at work in Russia again.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.”
a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It appears that he is at work in Russia again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It appears that he is at work in Russia again.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh yes.
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading “It appears that he is at work in Russia again.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
in or at or to some place
From this reading Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It appears that he is at work in Russia again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
at the time that
From this reading “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Somewhere in the centre,” Miss Haldin said, with animation.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “It appears that he is at work in Russia again.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “When he left here he seems to have disappeared from the world.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The famous Father Zosim was staying here in Geneva for some two months about a year ago,” I said.
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