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Chapter 6 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They go on. "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree. The drenched and chilled bees are huddled together on the branch. There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen. Many of them are settled on one another.
Chapter 6 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading “There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.”
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “"And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.”
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “"And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.”
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading “The drenched and chilled bees are huddled together on the branch.”
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading “The drenched and chilled bees are huddled together on the branch.”
crowded or massed together
From this reading “The drenched and chilled bees are huddled together on the branch.”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “"And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.”
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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 "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Many of them are settled on one another.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
past form of “chill” — depress or discourage
From this reading The drenched and chilled bees are huddled together on the branch.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
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From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
abundantly covered or supplied with; often used in combination
From this reading The drenched and chilled bees are huddled together on the branch.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They go on.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
crowded or massed together
From this reading The drenched and chilled bees are huddled together on the branch.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They go on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Many of them are settled on one another.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Many of them are settled on one another.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are so many of them that neither bark nor leaf can be seen.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They go on.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The drenched and chilled bees are huddled together on the branch.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "And here are some bees," cries Danilka, pointing to the branch of a young oak tree.
Chapter 6 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 398 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.
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