Chapter 5 of The Bet is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Bet is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast. “Nicolai Stiepanich! I can’t go on like this any longer. I can’t. For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.
Chapter 5 of The Bet is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading ““Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading ““Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.”
for more time
From this reading “I can’t go on like this any longer.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading ““Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading ““Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I can’t go on like this any longer.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
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From this reading I can’t go on like this any longer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I can’t go on like this any longer.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can’t go on like this any longer.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I can’t go on like this any longer.
for more time
From this reading I can’t go on like this any longer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.
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From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I can’t go on like this any longer.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
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From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
express in words
From this reading For God’s sake tell me now, immediately.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I can’t go on like this any longer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Nicolai Stiepanich!” she says, growing pale and pressing her hands to her breast.
Chapter 5 of The Bet by Anton Chekhov holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 396 sentences of The Bet, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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