Chapter 4 of The Inspector-General is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Inspector-General is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOVERNOR. There's just two hundred rubles. [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it. KHLESTAKOV [taking it]. Very much obliged to you.
Chapter 4 of The Inspector-General is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “[Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “[Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.”
the act of giving
From this reading “[Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “GOVERNOR.”
ten 10s
From this reading “There's just two hundred rubles.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “Very much obliged to you.”
plural of “ruble” — the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
From this reading “There's just two hundred rubles.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “KHLESTAKOV [taking it].”
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.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.
the act of giving
From this reading [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.
the head of a state government
From this reading GOVERNOR.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.
ten 10s
From this reading There's just two hundred rubles.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.
and nothing more
From this reading There's just two hundred rubles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KHLESTAKOV [taking it].
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Very much obliged to you.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Very much obliged to you.
plural of “ruble” — the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
From this reading There's just two hundred rubles.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading KHLESTAKOV [taking it].
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's just two hundred rubles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Giving him the money.] Don't bother to count it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There's just two hundred rubles.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very much obliged to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Very much obliged to you.
Chapter 4 of The Inspector-General by Nikolai Vasilevich Gogol holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 402 sentences of The Inspector-General, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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