Chapter 2 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You say, to eternal truth. Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?" "There is eternal life," said the monk. "You believe in the immortality of men." "Of course.
Chapter 2 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
capable of being reached
From this reading “Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"You believe in the immortality of men."”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “"You say, to eternal truth.”
the quality or state of being immortal
From this reading “"You believe in the immortality of men."”
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading “"There is eternal life," said the monk.”
absolutely essential
From this reading “Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “"You say, to eternal truth.”
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 “"You say, to eternal truth.”
life without beginning or end
In this reading “Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"”
as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course.”
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.
capable of being reached
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "You believe in the immortality of men."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading "You say, to eternal truth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
the quality or state of being immortal
From this reading "You believe in the immortality of men."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You believe in the immortality of men."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
the force of workers available
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading "There is eternal life," said the monk.
absolutely essential
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
not any; not one
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You believe in the immortality of men."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is eternal life," said the monk.
express in words
From this reading "You say, to eternal truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is eternal life," said the monk.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then can eternal truth be accessible and necessary to men if there is no eternal life?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You say, to eternal truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "You say, to eternal truth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You say, to eternal truth.
Chapter 2 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 411 sentences of The Black Monk, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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