Chapter 22 of Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov is here in full — 1868 sentences across 374 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov is here in full — 1868 sentences across 374 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Who is it he is winking at? God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper. "And he is beckoning with his finger! And he stamped his foot! What next!
Chapter 22 of Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov is here in full — 1868 sentences across 374 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “"And he is beckoning with his finger!”
give a benediction to
From this reading “God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “"And he is beckoning with his finger!”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “And he stamped his foot!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper.”
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading “God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper.”
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “And he stamped his foot!”
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
From this reading “"Who is it he is winking at?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he is beckoning with his finger!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Who is it he is winking at?
-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading "And he is beckoning with his finger!
give a benediction to
From this reading God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading "And he is beckoning with his finger!
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading And he stamped his foot!
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who is it he is winking at?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "And he is beckoning with his finger!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is it he is winking at?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Who is it he is winking at?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading What next!
a merchant who owns or manages a shop
From this reading God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper.
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading And he stamped his foot!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading God bless him!" thought the shopkeeper.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What next!
which person or people
From this reading "Who is it he is winking at?
a reflex that closes and opens the eyes rapidly
From this reading "Who is it he is winking at?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And he is beckoning with his finger!
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