Chapter 9 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The master took away the frame and cried. "Fyodor Timofeyitch, if you please!" The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow. "Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master. He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
Chapter 9 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading “"Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.”
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “The master took away the frame and cried.”
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading “The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.”
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading “The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.”
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading “"Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.”
with reluctance
From this reading “The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.”
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading “The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The master took away the frame and cried.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The master took away the frame and cried.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading The master took away the frame and cried.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading "Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading The master took away the frame and cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fyodor Timofeyitch, if you please!"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Fyodor Timofeyitch, if you please!"
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The master took away the frame and cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Fyodor Timofeyitch, if you please!"
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading "Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.
with reluctance
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The master took away the frame and cried.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Fyodor Timofeyitch, if you please!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The master took away the frame and cried.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The cat stretched lazily, and reluctantly, as though performing a duty, went up to the sow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come, let us begin with the Egyptian pyramid," began the master.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He spent a long time explaining something, then gave the word of command, "One .
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Fyodor Timofeyitch, if you please!"
Chapter 9 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 412 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 9 holds 412 sentences of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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