Chapter 9 of The Bet is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Bet is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alyosha mused. “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked. “What next.” “On your word of honour.” “My word of honour.”
Chapter 9 of The Bet is here in full — 372 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.”
the state of being honored
From this reading ““On your word of honour.””
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Alyosha mused.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ““What next.””
express in words
From this reading ““And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading ““On your word of honour.””
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From this reading Alyosha mused.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
the state of being honored
From this reading “On your word of honour.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Alyosha mused.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My word of honour.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “What next.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “On your word of honour.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On your word of honour.”
express in words
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What next.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “On your word of honour.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you won’t tell Mother?” he asked.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “On your word of honour.”
Chapter 9 of The Bet by Anton Chekhov holds 372 sentences, grouped into 75 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 9 holds 372 sentences of The Bet, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Bet by Anton Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 372 sentences, grouped into 75 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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