Chapter 7 of Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
28 June. It is one o'clock in the afternoon. Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow. Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage. Various thoughts cross my mind.
Chapter 7 of Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “Various thoughts cross my mind.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “28 June.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.”
according to the clock
From this reading “It is one o'clock in the afternoon.”
time during which some action is awaited
From this reading “Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow.”
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading “Various thoughts cross my mind.”
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From this reading 28 June.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It is one o'clock in the afternoon.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Various thoughts cross my mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is one o'clock in the afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is one o'clock in the afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is one o'clock in the afternoon.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading 28 June.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Various thoughts cross my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Various thoughts cross my mind.
according to the clock
From this reading It is one o'clock in the afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is one o'clock in the afternoon.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow.
time during which some action is awaited
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is one o'clock in the afternoon.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Various thoughts cross my mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Aniela ought to agree at least to a postponement of her marriage.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Various thoughts cross my mind.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Sniatynski and his wife are starting for Ploszow.
Chapter 7 of Without Dogma: A Novel of Modern Poland by Henryk Sienkiewicz holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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