Chapter 24 of Virgin Soil is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Virgin Soil is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce. Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin. “I shall not interfere with your people. I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell. Wish me luck!”
Chapter 24 of Virgin Soil is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading ““I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.”
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading “I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading ““I shall not interfere with your people.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Wish me luck!””
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin.
(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 must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
any thing at all
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin.
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
people in general (often used in the plural)
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “I shall not interfere with your people.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Wish me luck!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wish me luck!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I shall not interfere with your people.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “I shall not interfere with your people.
on the contrary
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall not interfere with your people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin.
express in words
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Don’t be uneasy,” he added, turning to Solomin.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I must go now,” he said; “this is all very nice, but rather like a farce.
at the time that
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Wish me luck!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I shall not interfere with your people.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll try my tongue on the folk around about and will tell you all about it when I come back, Mariana, if there is anything to tell.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I shall not interfere with your people.
Chapter 24 of Virgin Soil by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 24 holds 221 sentences of Virgin Soil, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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