Chapter 3 of The House with the Mezzanine and Other is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The House with the Mezzanine and Other is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good! Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver. "What is good?" asked Brains. "Wife and daughter. What does penal servitude and suffering matter?
Chapter 3 of The House with the Mezzanine and Other is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “"What is good?" asked Brains.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “"Wife and daughter.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver.”
of or relating to punishment
From this reading “What does penal servitude and suffering matter?”
state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
From this reading “What does penal servitude and suffering matter?”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “What does penal servitude and suffering matter?”
a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading “Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Wife and daughter.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is good?" asked Brains.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "What is good?" asked Brains.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Wife and daughter.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does penal servitude and suffering matter?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is good?" asked Brains.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What does penal servitude and suffering matter?
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver.
of or relating to punishment
From this reading What does penal servitude and suffering matter?
state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment
From this reading What does penal servitude and suffering matter?
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver.
a state of acute pain
From this reading What does penal servitude and suffering matter?
a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is good?" asked Brains.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Wife and daughter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Good!" muttered the Tartar with a shiver.
Chapter 3 of The House with the Mezzanine and Other by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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 3 holds 365 sentences of The House with the Mezzanine and Other, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The House with the Mezzanine and Other by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
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