Chapter 10 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Charlatan! Hangman!" "Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily. "I assure you I have never stolen anything.... I see that you are angry with me.
Chapter 10 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “I see that you are angry with me.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"I assure you I have never stolen anything....”
make certain of
From this reading “"I assure you I have never stolen anything....”
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
From this reading “"Charlatan!”
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
From this reading “Hangman!"”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “"Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “"I assure you I have never stolen anything....”
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.
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From this reading "Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading I see that you are angry with me.
any thing at all
From this reading "I assure you I have never stolen anything....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I see that you are angry with me.
make certain of
From this reading "I assure you I have never stolen anything....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily.
a flamboyant deceiver; one who attracts customers with tricks or jokes
From this reading "Charlatan!
in the manner of someone who has committed an offense
From this reading "Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily.
an executioner who hangs the condemned person
From this reading Hangman!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I assure you I have never stolen anything....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I assure you I have never stolen anything....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I see that you are angry with me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I assure you I have never stolen anything....
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see that you are angry with me.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading "I assure you I have never stolen anything....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I see that you are angry with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I see that you are angry with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I assure you I have never stolen anything....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Be quiet!" said Andréi Yéfimitch, smiling guiltily.
Chapter 10 of The Black Monk, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 414 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 10 holds 414 sentences of The Black Monk, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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