Chapter 8 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets. "Show the pity of God, merciful gentleman!" "Give me here the child," cries a well-known voice. "Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply. "You are asleep, beast!"
Chapter 8 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with anger
From this reading “"Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.”
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading “"Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “"Give me here the child," cries a well-known voice.”
every person
From this reading “"Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “"Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.”
showing or giving mercy
From this reading “"Show the pity of God, merciful gentleman!"”
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading “"Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.”
widely or fully known
From this reading “"Give me here the child," cries a well-known voice.”
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 “"Give me here the child," cries a well-known voice.”
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 "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.
with anger
From this reading "Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are asleep, beast!"
in a state of sleep
From this reading "You are asleep, beast!"
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "You are asleep, beast!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Give me here the child," cries a well-known voice.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "Give me here the child," cries a well-known voice.
every person
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
a man of refinement
From this reading "Show the pity of God, merciful gentleman!"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Show the pity of God, merciful gentleman!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Give me here the child," cries a well-known voice.
100 kopecks equal 1 ruble in Russia
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
showing or giving mercy
From this reading "Show the pity of God, merciful gentleman!"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "Show the pity of God, merciful gentleman!"
plural of “repeat” — an event that repeats
From this reading "Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Show the pity of God, merciful gentleman!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Give me the child," repeats the same voice, but this time angrily and sharply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Give me a kopeck for the love of Christ," says her mother to everyone she meets.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Give me here the child," cries a well-known voice.
widely or fully known
From this reading "Give me here the child," cries a well-known voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are asleep, beast!"
Chapter 8 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 399 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 8 holds 399 sentences of The Black Monk, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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