Chapter 11 of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Right,' assented Zinotchka. 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen. Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.
Chapter 11 of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading “'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.”
relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
From this reading “'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.”
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading “Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.”
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.”
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.”
naturally effervescent mineral water
From this reading “Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.”
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harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Right,' assented Zinotchka.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
gotten under control
From this reading Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.
gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "'Right,' assented Zinotchka.
a metal urn with a spigot at the base; used in Russia to boil water for tea
From this reading Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.
naturally effervescent mineral water
From this reading Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Plants, on the contrary, breathe in carbonic acid gas, and breathe out oxygen.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Carbonic acid gas is contained in seltzer water, and in the fumes from the samovar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Right,' assented Zinotchka.
Chapter 11 of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 holds 424 sentences of The Chorus Girl and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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