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Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over. H'm.
Love, and Other Stories
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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"I've
come
to
you
about
something,
Ivan
Petrovitch,
to
talk
things
over.
H'm.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Love, and Other Stories
Chapter X · Chapter 10
Chapter 10 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
"I've
come
to
you
about
something,
Ivan
Petrovitch,
to
talk
things
over.
Line 2
Line 3
Line 4
Line 5
H'm.
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.
about
preposition
US /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.”
come
verb
US /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.”
over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.”
something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.”
talk
verb
US /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.”
things
noun
US /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “"I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.”
All words in this reading · 12
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
H'm
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H'm.
I've
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
Ivan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
Petrovitch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've come to you about something, Ivan Petrovitch, to talk things over.
Chapter 10 of Love, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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Chapter 10 holds 411 sentences of Love, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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About 600 minutes of reading across 1499 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Vocabulary met early in Love, and Other Stories
Words and structures a reader meets early in Love, and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Three
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- O'clock
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