Chapter 6 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Jew also grew angry, and cried: "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence." "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists. "Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body! I have no peace with Jews."
Chapter 6 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 400 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.
termination of pregnancy
From this reading “"Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body!”
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “"Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.”
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “"Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body!”
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “"Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “The Jew also grew angry, and cried:”
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “I have no peace with Jews."”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “"Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “"Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.”
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.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
In this reading “"Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.”
be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “"If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."”
In this reading “The Jew also grew angry, and cried:”
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 "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
termination of pregnancy
From this reading "Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body!
in addition
From this reading The Jew also grew angry, and cried:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Jew also grew angry, and cried:
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The Jew also grew angry, and cried:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body!
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading "Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The Jew also grew angry, and cried:
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading "Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
enclose with a fence
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
plural of “fist” — a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
moving swiftly
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The Jew also grew angry, and cried:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no peace with Jews."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading The Jew also grew angry, and cried:
plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading I have no peace with Jews."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no peace with Jews."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
above and across; more than
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading I have no peace with Jews."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body!
carry out
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Jew also grew angry, and cried:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Out of my sight!" roared Yakob, rushing on him with clenched fists.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you don't take care to be a little politer I will send you flying over the fence."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Out of my sight, abortion, or I will beat the soul out of your cursed body!
Chapter 6 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 400 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 6 holds 400 sentences of The Black Monk, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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