Chapter 4 of The Bishop and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Bishop and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They have not relieved you yet?" I asked in surprise. "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile. "There is no one to take my place now till morning. They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
Chapter 4 of The Bishop and Other Stories is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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terminate
From this reading “They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."”
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading “"Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.”
wet with dew
From this reading “"Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.”
without deviation
From this reading “They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."”
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading “"They have not relieved you yet?"”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “I asked in surprise.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.”
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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 "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
(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 They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked in surprise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
terminate
From this reading They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
wet with dew
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
without deviation
From this reading They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
the act of departing
From this reading They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have not relieved you yet?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked in surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked in surprise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They have not relieved you yet?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading "They have not relieved you yet?"
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I asked in surprise.
carry out
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have not relieved you yet?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll all be going to the Father Archimandrite's to break the fast directly."
up to a particular time
From this reading "There is no one to take my place now till morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Me?" he answered, turning to me his chilled and dewy face with a smile.
but in spite of that
From this reading "They have not relieved you yet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "They have not relieved you yet?"
Chapter 4 of The Bishop and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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