Chapter 7 of White Nights, and Other Stories is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of White Nights, and Other Stories is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We set off. There was a perfect whirl in my head. "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship. That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como. And so I am bound to slap Zverkov's face!
Chapter 7 of White Nights, and Other Stories is here in full — 454 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.”
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “"They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.”
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
From this reading “That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.”
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading “And so I am bound to slap Zverkov's face!”
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading “There was a perfect whirl in my head.”
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.
put in motion or move to act
In this reading “We set off.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “"They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.”
In this reading “"They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a perfect whirl in my head.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And so I am bound to slap Zverkov's face!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
confined by bonds
From this reading And so I am bound to slap Zverkov's face!
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And so I am bound to slap Zverkov's face!
existing in fancy only
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading There was a perfect whirl in my head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And so I am bound to slap Zverkov's face!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a perfect whirl in my head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
an optical illusion in which atmospheric refraction by a layer of hot air distorts or inverts reflections of distant objects
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a perfect whirl in my head.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We set off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading There was a perfect whirl in my head.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We set off.
hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
From this reading And so I am bound to slap Zverkov's face!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so I am bound to slap Zverkov's face!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a perfect whirl in my head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a perfect whirl in my head.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We set off.
turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading There was a perfect whirl in my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They won't go down on their knees to beg for my friendship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so I am bound to slap Zverkov's face!
Chapter 7 of White Nights, and Other Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 454 sentences, grouped into 91 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 7 holds 454 sentences of White Nights, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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