Chapter 6 of The Darling and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Darling and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Damn her! I'll pay." Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro. "I ought to be abroad!" he said. And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
Chapter 6 of The Darling and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “"I ought to be abroad!" he said.”
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.”
used as expletives
From this reading “"Damn her!”
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"I ought to be abroad!" he said.”
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading “I'll pay."”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.”
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading "I ought to be abroad!" he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I ought to be abroad!" he said.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.
used as expletives
From this reading "Damn her!
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I ought to be abroad!" he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Damn her!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ought to be abroad!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll pay."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I ought to be abroad!" he said.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I'll pay."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I ought to be abroad!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the artist told her that nothing was easier than to go abroad.
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From this reading Yegor Savvitch got up and began walking to and fro.
Chapter 6 of The Darling and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 414 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 6 holds 414 sentences of The Darling and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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