Chapter 4 of Voyage To Eternity is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Voyage To Eternity is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself. Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left. "Is that all?" she said, looking at him. "Yes, Comrade. Well, a woman.
Chapter 4 of Voyage To Eternity is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
From this reading “"Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “"Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.”
clean or organized
From this reading “Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.”
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “"Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.”
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading “Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.”
an orderly pile
From this reading “Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.”
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading “Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.”
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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 "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
being up to particular standard or level especially in being up to date in knowledge
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
(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 "Is that all?" she said, looking at him.
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From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
a young female
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is that all?" she said, looking at him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that all?" she said, looking at him.
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 Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Is that all?" she said, looking at him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
clean or organized
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
easily agitated
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Is that all?" she said, looking at him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is that all?" she said, looking at him.
comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
(used in the plural) trousers that end at or above the knee
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
an orderly pile
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
having a supporting base
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that all?" she said, looking at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading "Petrovitch, S. A.!" called the Comrade standing abreast of the head of the line, a thin, nervous man half a head shorter than the girl herself.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, a woman.
a Caucasian
From this reading Sophia Androvna Petrovitch strode forward, took a pair of trim white shorts from the neat stack at his left.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Well, a woman.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Comrade.
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