Chapter 1 of Verotchka's Tales is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Verotchka's Tales is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby. Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open. Verotchka's one little ear is sleeping, the other little ear is still listening. Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories. I think they are all here.
Chapter 1 of Verotchka's Tales is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “Verotchka's one little ear is sleeping, the other little ear is still listening.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “Verotchka's one little ear is sleeping, the other little ear is still listening.”
past form of “print” — put into print
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “_Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “_Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 I think they are all here.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I think they are all here.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Verotchka's one little ear is sleeping, the other little ear is still listening.
the organ of sight
From this reading Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I think they are all here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think they are all here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading Verotchka's one little ear is sleeping, the other little ear is still listening.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.
not in physical motion
From this reading Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
express in words
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think they are all here.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think they are all here.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading _Printed in the United States of America_ Lulla-lullaby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Verotchka's one little eye is sleeping, the other little eye is still open.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sleep, Verotchka, sleep, my pretty one, and father will tell you these stories.
Chapter 1 of Verotchka's Tales by D. N. (Dmitrii Narkisovich) Mamin-Siberiak holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 1 holds 431 sentences of Verotchka's Tales, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Verotchka's Tales by D. N. (Dmitrii Narkisovich) Mamin-Siberiak exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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About 179 minutes of reading across 432 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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