Chapter 9 of Short Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Short Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears. "And then he dares!..." "Your Excellency, your Excellency! I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster. "I was talking foolishly, that was all!
Chapter 9 of Short Stories is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “"And then he dares!..."”
the process of going into solution
From this reading “"He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.”
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading “"Your Excellency, your Excellency!”
be flustered; behave in a confused manner
From this reading “I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.”
without good sense or judgment
From this reading “I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “"He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “"He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “"He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.”
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.
In this reading “"He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I was talking foolishly, that was all!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And then he dares!..."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.
plural of “dare” — a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading "And then he dares!..."
the process of going into solution
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading "Your Excellency, your Excellency!
be flustered; behave in a confused manner
From this reading I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.
without good sense or judgment
From this reading I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I spoke foolishly," cried Ivan Andreyitch in a fluster.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "I was talking foolishly, that was all!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I was talking foolishly, that was all!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "And then he dares!..."
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was talking foolishly, that was all!
which person or people
From this reading "He is a villain, a murderer who has killed Amishka," wailed the lady, dissolving into tears.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your Excellency, your Excellency!
Chapter 9 of Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 9 holds 421 sentences of Short Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Short Stories by Fyodor Dostoyevsky exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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