Chapter 2 of The Inspector-General is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Inspector-General is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOVERNOR. Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich? POSTMASTER. How do I feel? How do YOU feel about it, Anton Antonovich?
Chapter 2 of The Inspector-General is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?”
the head of a state government
From this reading “GOVERNOR.”
the person in charge of a post office
From this reading “POSTMASTER.”
(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, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?
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From this reading How do YOU feel about it, Anton Antonovich?
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From this reading How do YOU feel about it, Anton Antonovich?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?
the head of a state government
From this reading GOVERNOR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How do I feel?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?
the person in charge of a post office
From this reading POSTMASTER.
(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, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, how do you feel about it, Ivan Kuzmich?
Chapter 2 of The Inspector-General by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 2 holds 431 sentences of The Inspector-General, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Inspector-General by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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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