Chapter VI
Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, then, what are we to do?" "You can guess.
Love, and Other Stories
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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"Well,
then,
what
are
we
to
do?"
"You
can
guess.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Love, and Other Stories
Chapter VI · Chapter 6
Chapter 6 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"Well,
then,
what
are
we
to
do?"
/wel ðen wʌt ɑːr wiː tuː duː/
Line 2
"You
can
guess.
/juː kæn ɡes/
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
guess
verb
US /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"You can guess.”
Well
adverb
US /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well, then, what are we to do?"”
All words in this reading · 10
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, then, what are we to do?"
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can guess.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well, then, what are we to do?"
guessverbUS /ɡes/
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "You can guess.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, what are we to do?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then, what are we to do?"
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, then, what are we to do?"
WelladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then, what are we to do?"
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, then, what are we to do?"
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can guess.
Chapter 6 of Love, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
What does chapter 6 of Love, and Other Stories contain?
Chapter 6 holds 388 sentences of Love, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Love, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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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Work through the 78 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Vocabulary met early in Love, and Other Stories
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