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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Leo, graf Tolstoy • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“Well, I am going then to tell you my life, and my whole frightful history,—yes, frightful.

And the story itself is more frightful than the outcome.”

He became silent for a moment, passed his hands over his eyes, and began:— “To be understood clearly, the whole must be told from the beginning.

It must be told how and why I married, and what I was before my marriage.

First, I will tell you who I am.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Chapter IV Reading 1/8

The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

Chapter IV · Chapter 4

Chapter 4 of The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories is here in full — 42 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“Well, I am going then to tell you my life, and my whole frightful history,—yes, frightful.

Line 2

And the story itself is more frightful than the outcome.”

Line 3

He became silent for a moment, passed his hands over his eyes, and began:— “To be understood clearly, the whole must be told from the beginning.

Line 4

It must be told how and why I married, and what I was before my marriage.

Line 5

First, I will tell you who I am.

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a

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am

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and

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be

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became

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before

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began

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beginning

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clearly

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eyes

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First

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for

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frightful

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from

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going

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hands

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He

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his

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history

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how

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I

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is

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It

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itself

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life

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marriage

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married

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moment

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more

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must

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my

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outcome

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over

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passed

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silent

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story

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tell

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than

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the

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then

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to

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told

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From this reading He became silent for a moment, passed his hands over his eyes, and began:— “To be understood clearly, the whole must be told from the beginning.

understood

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was

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Well

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what

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From this reading It must be told how and why I married, and what I was before my marriage.

who

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whole

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why

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From this reading It must be told how and why I married, and what I was before my marriage.

will

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yes

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you

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