Chapter 22 of Under Western Eyes is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Under Western Eyes is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why not?” she said at last. The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background. But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now. And this thought consoled me. Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
Chapter 22 of Under Western Eyes is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving forward
From this reading “Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.”
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading “The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.”
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “And this thought consoled me.”
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
From this reading “Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.”
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading “The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.”
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading “Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.”
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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 dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
moving forward
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this thought consoled me.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
past form of “console” — give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading And this thought consoled me.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
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From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
immediately past
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And this thought consoled me.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
an insignificant place
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
cut with a saw
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dead brother, the dying mother, the foreign friend, had fallen into a distant background.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this thought consoled me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And this thought consoled me.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, at the same time, Peter Ivanovitch was absolutely nowhere now.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?” she said at last.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I saw the gigantic shadow of Russian life deepening around her like the darkness of an advancing night.
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