Chapter 8 of We is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of We is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif. For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell. Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...." I no longer wish to;--I cannot. I want one thing.
Chapter 8 of We is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."”
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading “Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.”
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."”
a light shade of red
From this reading “For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."”
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.
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In this reading “Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."”
In this reading “For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.”
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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 Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
(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 Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I no longer wish to;--I cannot.
a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
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 Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
for more time
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
not any; not one
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I want one thing.
a light shade of red
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
express in words
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
in a swift manner
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
a special situation
From this reading I want one thing.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For a second, swiftly--eyes, lips, two sharp, pink ... the curtains fell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Through the wall to my left a she-number before the mirror-door of the closet; she is hastily unbuttoning her unif.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want one thing.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I no longer wish to;--I cannot.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
the day immediately before today
From this reading Within me instantly awoke all that happened yesterday and now I no longer know what I meant to say by "besides...."
Chapter 8 of We by Evgenii Ivanovich Zamiatin holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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