Chapter 6 of White Nights, and Other Stories is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of White Nights, and Other Stories is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed. As he walked he began to stamp with his heels. "Am I keeping you?" I asked, after two minutes of silence. "Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.
Chapter 6 of White Nights, and Other Stories is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
lacking funds
From this reading “He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.”
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading “As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.”
conformity or harmony
From this reading “"Am I keeping you?"”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.”
walk heavily
From this reading “As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “"Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.”
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading “"Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.”
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading “He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.”
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.
In this reading “He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.”
In this reading “I asked, after two minutes of silence.”
In this reading “As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading I asked, after two minutes of silence.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I keeping you?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, after two minutes of silence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
lacking funds
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
plural of “heel” — the bottom of a shoe or boot; the back part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground and provides elevation
From this reading As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I keeping you?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "Am I keeping you?"
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I asked, after two minutes of silence.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I asked, after two minutes of silence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading I asked, after two minutes of silence.
walk heavily
From this reading As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.
not in physical motion
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.
expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading "Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I asked, after two minutes of silence.
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading He broke off and began pacing the room still more vexed.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he walked he began to stamp with his heels.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh!" he said, starting, "that is--to be truthful--yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Am I keeping you?"
Chapter 6 of White Nights, and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 402 sentences of White Nights, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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