Father Zossima's Counsel
2024-07-31
In this passage from Fyodor Dostoevsky's “The Brothers Karamazov,” Father Zossima shares an anecdote with Madame Hohlakov, illustrating the challenges of genuine love and self-awareness amidst human imperfection.
3154 words
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16 minutes
Vocabulary Summary
70.8% • 26.4% • 2.8%
72 words
Elementary: 51
words (70.8%)
Intermediate: 19
words (26.4%)
Other: 2
words (2.8%)
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The Girl at the River
2024-07-20
This post features a Korean adaptation of a classic Zen story about two monks and a woman at a river, exploring themes of attachment, letting go, and inner peace.
4550 words
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23 minutes
Vocabulary Summary
82.9% • 15.7% • 1.4%
70 words
Elementary: 58
words (82.9%)
Intermediate: 11
words (15.7%)
Other: 1
word (1.4%)
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The Call of Cthulhu Opening
2024-07-10
This post explores a Korean adaptation of the opening paragraph from H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Call of Cthulhu,” which delves into the unsettling idea that our sanity is preserved by ignorance.
2514 words
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13 minutes
Vocabulary Summary
63.5% • 34.9% • 1.6%
63 words
Elementary: 40
words (63.5%)
Intermediate: 22
words (34.9%)
Other: 1
word (1.6%)
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A Little Fable
2024-07-07
This post features a Korean adaptation of “A Little Fable,” a short story written by Franz Kafka, about a mouse lamenting the world’s increasing confinement and encountering an inevitable fate.
1633 words
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8 minutes
Vocabulary Summary
86.4% • 11.4% • 2.3%
44 words
Elementary: 38
words (86.4%)
Intermediate: 5
words (11.4%)
Other: 1
word (2.3%)
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The Stonecutter's Journey
2024-07-04
This post features a Korean retelling of the Japanese folktale “The Stonecutter,” where Taro, a humble stonecutter, is granted great powers and learns a timeless lesson about desire, strength, and true contentment.
8287 words
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41 minutes
Vocabulary Summary
65.0% • 35.0% • 0.0%
143 words
Elementary: 93
words (65.0%)
Intermediate: 50
words (35.0%)
Other: 0
words (0.0%)
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Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?
2024-06-16
This post features a Korean adaptation of the famous parable “The Old Man Lost His Horse” from the Huainanzi, an ancient Chinese text that explores Taoist philosophy.
3832 words
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19 minutes
Vocabulary Summary
75.0% • 25.0% • 0.0%
48 words
Elementary: 36
words (75.0%)
Intermediate: 12
words (25.0%)
Other: 0
words (0.0%)
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