Chapter 11 of Whirlpools: A Novel of Modern Poland is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Whirlpools: A Novel of Modern Poland is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones." After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski. "Behold," exclaimed Gronski, "lo, here is Dolhanski the bachelor. Congratulate him for he is going to marry." "No?"
Chapter 11 of Whirlpools: A Novel of Modern Poland is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading “"Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."”
a man who has never been married
From this reading “"Behold," exclaimed Gronski, "lo, here is Dolhanski the bachelor.”
see with attention
From this reading “"Behold," exclaimed Gronski, "lo, here is Dolhanski the bachelor.”
being or relating to or like a chimera
From this reading “"Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “Congratulate him for he is going to marry."”
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “"Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “"Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."”
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 “After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.”
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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
later than; following
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
a man who has never been married
From this reading "Behold," exclaimed Gronski, "lo, here is Dolhanski the bachelor.
see with attention
From this reading "Behold," exclaimed Gronski, "lo, here is Dolhanski the bachelor.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
being or relating to or like a chimera
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading Congratulate him for he is going to marry."
plural of “difficulty” — an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Behold," exclaimed Gronski, "lo, here is Dolhanski the bachelor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Congratulate him for he is going to marry."
set up or found
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
the act of departing
From this reading Congratulate him for he is going to marry."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Behold," exclaimed Gronski, "lo, here is Dolhanski the bachelor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Congratulate him for he is going to marry."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Behold," exclaimed Gronski, "lo, here is Dolhanski the bachelor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Behold," exclaimed Gronski, "lo, here is Dolhanski the bachelor.
take in marriage
From this reading Congratulate him for he is going to marry."
not any; not one
From this reading "No?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
in or at that place or location
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After which, he returned home in the best of humor, and besides Gronski, found there Dolhanski.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Women," he said to himself, "are always full of scruples and to actual difficulties they add chimerical ones."
Chapter 11 of Whirlpools: A Novel of Modern Poland by Henryk Sienkiewicz holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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