Chapter 4 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them. And what business is it of ours to take them?" "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right! The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry. Are we to take them back, or what?
Chapter 4 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.”
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading “"They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading “The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “"Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “And what business is it of ours to take them?"”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “"They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are we to take them back, or what?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Are we to take them back, or what?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And what business is it of ours to take them?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
the state of being honored
From this reading "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And what business is it of ours to take them?"
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And what business is it of ours to take them?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Are we to take them back, or what?
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading And what business is it of ours to take them?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
carry out
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They have brought some cauldrons from Nikitin's," said the student, "and he is begging us to take them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Are we to take them back, or what?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what business is it of ours to take them?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The horses have been two days without food and the master, for sure, will be angry.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do be so kind, your honour, and set things right!
Chapter 4 of Love, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 417 sentences of Love, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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