Chapter 6 of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's not bad," she said. "Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully." And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly: "A charming, exquisite dress! Splendid, glorious, Masha!
Chapter 6 of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading “And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:”
in a beautiful manner
From this reading “"Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."”
any strong feeling
From this reading “And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:”
intense or sharp
From this reading “"A charming, exquisite dress!”
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading “Splendid, glorious, Masha!”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “"Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A charming, exquisite dress!
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "That's not bad," she said.
in a beautiful manner
From this reading "Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."
for the reason that
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
pleasing or delighting
From this reading "A charming, exquisite dress!
put on clothes
From this reading "Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."
any strong feeling
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
intense or sharp
From this reading "A charming, exquisite dress!
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading Splendid, glorious, Masha!
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Splendid, glorious, Masha!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That's not bad," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's not bad," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's not bad," she said.
and nothing more
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Splendid, glorious, Masha!
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's not bad," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
in the company of; together with
From this reading And looking with emotion at the dress, admiring that patch of grey simply because she liked it, I went on tenderly:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, that dress would suit you beautifully," I said, "beautifully."
Chapter 6 of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 428 sentences of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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