Chapter 3 of The Bishop and Other Stories is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Bishop and Other Stories is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought. "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing! In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
Chapter 3 of The Bishop and Other Stories is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be bored
From this reading “In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.”
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “"It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!”
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.”
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!”
estrangement from god
From this reading “In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “"It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!”
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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 "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
cause to be bored
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
estrangement from god
From this reading In sin my mother bore me, in sin I have lived, in sin I shall die.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
carry out
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
a special situation
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Anastasy leaned his head on his fist and sank into thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It's a terrible thing, deacon," he sighed, evidently struggling with the desire to take another glass--"a terrible thing!
Chapter 3 of The Bishop and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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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