Chapter 14 of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight. "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist. Around all is silence, you know . . poetic twilight.
Chapter 14 of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “"Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.”
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.”
of or relating to poetry
From this reading “. poetic twilight.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “"Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “. poetic twilight.”
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading “"Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.”
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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 Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
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From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
(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 Around all is silence, you know .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around all is silence, you know .
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Around all is silence, you know .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Around all is silence, you know .
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
an informal British expression for head or mind
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
of or relating to poetry
From this reading . poetic twilight.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Around all is silence, you know .
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading . poetic twilight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ivan Alexyevitch waggles his head and goes off into a chuckle of delight.
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading "Then I lay my noddle on her shoulder and put my arm round her waist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Around all is silence, you know .
Chapter 14 of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 14 holds 384 sentences of The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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