Chapter 13 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan . "Work, there is no time for talking.
Chapter 13 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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for the reason that
From this reading “"Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .”
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading “"Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .”
an insignificant place
From this reading “"Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “"Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “"Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “"Work, there is no time for talking.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “"Work, there is no time for talking.”
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 "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
for the reason that
From this reading "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
apart from; not including
From this reading "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
a river in Palestine that empties into the Dead Sea; John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan
From this reading "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
not any; not one
From this reading "Work, there is no time for talking.
an insignificant place
From this reading "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "Work, there is no time for talking.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Because except for ours there is nowhere a proper Jordan .
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Work, there is no time for talking.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Work, there is no time for talking.
Chapter 13 of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 13 holds 406 sentences of The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 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 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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