Chapter 5 of The forged coupon, and other stories is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The forged coupon, and other stories is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Give me back my money, I say. I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me. I know where he lives.” The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave! Get hold of him.”
Chapter 5 of The forged coupon, and other stories is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I know where he lives.””
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!”
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
a man of refinement
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I know where he lives.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Get hold of him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Get hold of him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know where he lives.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I know where he lives.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Get hold of him.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
express in words
From this reading “Give me back my money, I say.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
in or at the place that
From this reading I know where he lives.”
which person or people
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will go to the gentleman who gave it to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The manager had to struggle with all his force to get loose from Ivan Mironov, and his shirt was torn,--“Oh, that’s the way you behave!
Chapter 5 of The forged coupon, and other stories by Leo, graf Tolstoy holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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