Chapter 5 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No more peace. When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
Chapter 5 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.”
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.”
showing careful forethought
From this reading “When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.”
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.”
a person who sings
From this reading “When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
showing careful forethought
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
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From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
third-person singular of “hear” — perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No more peace.
not any; not one
From this reading No more peace.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading No more peace.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
a person who sings
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
at the time that
From this reading When the loud noise of some one blowing his nose and putting off his goloshes dies away, the singer hears cautious footsteps in her bedroom.
Chapter 5 of Love, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 437 sentences of Love, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Love, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
Work through the 88 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Love, and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
