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Chapter 25 of Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov is here in full — 1817 sentences across 364 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing. "Do you hear, Stepan?" The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders. "We've got to Gulyaevsky Hill." "Yes... we're a long way out."
Chapter 25 of Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov is here in full — 1817 sentences across 364 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading “"To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “"To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.”
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading “The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “"To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.”
wedged or packed in together
From this reading “The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.”
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In this reading “The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.”
In this reading “"Yes... we're a long way out."”
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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 The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you hear, Stepan?"
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got to Gulyaevsky Hill."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Do you hear, Stepan?"
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
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From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Yes... we're a long way out."
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From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Yes... we're a long way out."
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you hear, Stepan?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To the Gulyaevsky Hill on General Kalinovsky's estate," she answered, startled and blushing.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Yes... we're a long way out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes... we're a long way out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to Gulyaevsky Hill."
wedged or packed in together
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
which person or people
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The postman turned to the driver, who was wedged in the doorway with a huge mail-bag on his shoulders.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes... we're a long way out."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you hear, Stepan?"
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