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The forged coupon, and other stories
The forged coupon, and other stories

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 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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But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
Oh, oh!” he groaned again.
Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The forged coupon, and other stories

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of The forged coupon, and other stories is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.
Line 2
Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.
Line 3
To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.
Line 4
Oh, oh!” he groaned again.
Line 5
Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.

All words in this reading · 47

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a

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

again

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From this reading “Oh, oh!” he groaned again.

against

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

and

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

anger

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

behaved

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

bordered

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

But

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

cigarette

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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.

decent

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

disgrace

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

end

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

fiercely

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

groaned

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From this reading “Oh, oh!” he groaned again.

had

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

he

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From this reading “Oh, oh!” he groaned again.

her

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

him

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

his

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

in

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

insolence

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

it

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

lit

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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.

many

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

men

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

more

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

of

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

Oh

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From this reading “Oh, oh!” he groaned again.

on

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

only

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

other

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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.

pride

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

refusing

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

Remembering

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

rose

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

seemed

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

she

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

so

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

stopping

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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.

that

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

Then

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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.

things

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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.

think

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From this reading To think of her refusing so many decent men, only to end in this disgrace.

this

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From this reading Remembering this, his anger rose more and more fiercely against her.

to

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

tried

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From this reading Then stopping, he lit a cigarette, and tried to think of other things.

with

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From this reading But it seemed to him she had behaved with a pride that bordered on insolence.

Chapter 15 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.

What does chapter 15 of The forged coupon, and other stories contain?

Chapter 15 holds 182 sentences of The forged coupon, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 15 of The forged coupon, and other stories by Leo, graf Tolstoy exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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.

How do I study chapter 15 of The forged coupon, and other stories?

Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 37 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 15 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 15 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The forged coupon, and other stories

Common questions about reading The forged coupon, and other stories by Leo, graf Tolstoy on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The forged coupon, and other stories?

Yes. All 3257 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #243 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #243, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The forged coupon, and other stories take to read?

About 271 minutes of reading across 652 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read The forged coupon, and other stories section by section

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Vocabulary met early in The forged coupon, and other stories

Words and structures a reader meets early in The forged coupon, and other stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Materialism
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The forged coupon, and other stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Phenomenon
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The forged coupon, and other stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Spiritual
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The forged coupon, and other stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Power
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The forged coupon, and other stories; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.