Chapter 7 of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin. "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
Chapter 7 of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading “"Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.”
permission to do something
From this reading “The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.”
someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
From this reading “The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “"Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.”
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading “The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.”
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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 matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
permission to do something
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
an individual instance of a type of symbol
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The matchmaker dropped a tear, laughed, and, in token of her consent, clinked glasses with Stytchkin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said the happy railway guard, "now allow me to explain to you the behaviour and manner of life I desire from you.
Chapter 7 of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 7 holds 400 sentences of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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