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The House with the Mezzanine and Other

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The House with the Mezzanine and Other is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"I have not written home," said Goussiev.
"I shall die and they will never know."
"They will know," said the sailor in his deep voice.
"When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."
This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.
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The House with the Mezzanine and Other

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The House with the Mezzanine and Other is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I have not written home," said Goussiev.
Line 2
"I shall die and they will never know."
/aɪ ʃæl daɪ ənd ðeɪ wɪl ˈnevər noʊ/
Line 3
"They will know," said the sailor in his deep voice.
/ðeɪ wɪl noʊ sed ðə ˈseɪlər ɪn hɪz diːp vɔɪs/
Line 4
"When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."
/wen juː daɪ ðeɪ wɪl pʊt juː daʊn ɪn ðə lɔːɡ ənd æt oʊˈdesə ðeɪ wɪl ɡɪv ə noʊt tuː ðə ˈmɪləteri ˈɡʌvərnər ənd hiː wɪl send ɪt tuː jɔːr ˈpærɪʃ ɔːr weˈrevər ɪt ɪz/
Line 5
This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

governor noun US /ˈɡʌvərnər/

the head of a state government

From this reading “"When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."”

log verb US /lɔːɡ/

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading “"When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."”

military adjective US /ˈmɪləteri/

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading “"When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."”

Odessa noun US /oʊˈdesə/

a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea

From this reading “"When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."”

parish noun US /ˈpærɪʃ/

a local church community

From this reading “"When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."”

sailor noun US /ˈseɪlər/

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading “"They will know," said the sailor in his deep voice.”

vague adjective US /veɪɡ/

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading “This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.”

wherever conjunction US /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading “"When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I shall die and they will never know."

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

deepadjectiveUS /diːp/

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading "They will know," said the sailor in his deep voice.

desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "I shall die and they will never know."

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

Goussiev

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I have not written home," said Goussiev.

governornounUS /ˈɡʌvərnər/

the head of a state government

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have not written home," said Goussiev.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "They will know," said the sailor in his deep voice.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading "I have not written home," said Goussiev.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I have not written home," said Goussiev.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "They will know," said the sailor in his deep voice.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I shall die and they will never know."

logverbUS /lɔːɡ/

enter into a log, as on ships and planes

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

militaryadjectiveUS /ˈmɪləteri/

of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "I shall die and they will never know."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I have not written home," said Goussiev.

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

OdessanounUS /oʊˈdesə/

a port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/

a local church community

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

possessionnounUS /pəˈzeʃən/

the act of having and controlling property

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I have not written home," said Goussiev.

sailornounUS /ˈseɪlər/

any member of a ship's crew

From this reading "They will know," said the sailor in his deep voice.

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "I shall die and they will never know."

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "They will know," said the sailor in his deep voice.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I shall die and they will never know."

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

vagueadjectiveUS /veɪɡ/

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading This conversation made Goussiev begin to feel unhappy and a vague desire began to take possession of him.

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading "They will know," said the sailor in his deep voice.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I shall die and they will never know."

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading "I have not written home," said Goussiev.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "When you die they will put you down in the log, and at Odessa they will give a note to the military governor, and he will send it to your parish or wherever it is...."

Chapter 5 of The House with the Mezzanine and Other by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.

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