Chapter 3 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Papa!" she cried. But her father did not move. The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her. A loud yawn sounded outside the door. Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.
Chapter 3 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 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 “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading “The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.”
plural of “hinge” — a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading “Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.”
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
From this reading “Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Papa!" she cried.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “A loud yawn sounded outside the door.”
past form of “squeak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading “Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.”
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading “The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.”
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “A loud yawn sounded outside the door.”
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.
institute, enact, or establish
In this reading “The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.”
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 A loud yawn sounded outside the door.
anew
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her father did not move.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Papa!" she cried.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But her father did not move.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A loud yawn sounded outside the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But her father did not move.
a young female
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But her father did not move.
plural of “hinge” — a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
From this reading Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.
not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand
From this reading Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
staying power
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading A loud yawn sounded outside the door.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But her father did not move.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But her father did not move.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading A loud yawn sounded outside the door.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Papa!" she cried.
in a peevish manner
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Papa!" she cried.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading A loud yawn sounded outside the door.
past form of “squeak” — make a high-pitched, screeching noise
From this reading Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Again the hinges squeaked, and indistinct voices were heard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl peevishly twitched her eyebrows, and lay down again with her legs bent under her.
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading A loud yawn sounded outside the door.
Chapter 3 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 3 holds 397 sentences of The Black Monk, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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