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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood. They are a very lazy people!
Chapter 13 of Love, and Other Stories is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “"He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “"He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.”
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
From this reading “"He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.”
plural of “fink” — someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading “"He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “They are a very lazy people!”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “"He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “"He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
any thing at all
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are a very lazy people!
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
plural of “fink” — someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
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From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading They are a very lazy people!
not any; not one
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading They are a very lazy people!
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are a very lazy people!
precisely as stated
From this reading They are a very lazy people!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He is a Russian, there is no doing anything with him," said Finks with a condescending smile; "it's in the Russian blood.
Chapter 13 of Love, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 413 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.
Chapter 13 holds 413 sentences of Love, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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