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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Leo, graf Tolstoy • Curated US English Learning Edition

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“That, then, was the way in which I was captured.

I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

I was in that situation.

I did not marry for money.

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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“That, then, was the way in which I was captured.

Line 2

I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

Line 3

It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

Line 4

I was in that situation.

Line 5

I did not marry for money.

All words in this reading · 54

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a

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and

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appear

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as

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being

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blackbird

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but

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called

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cannot

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captured

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commonplace

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consequently

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considered

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From this reading I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

did

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fact

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find

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for

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he

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himself

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I

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in

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is

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From this reading I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

it

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love

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low

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marry

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me

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money

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myself

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From this reading I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

no

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

not

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From this reading I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

one

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only

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From this reading I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

perfect

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pride

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

puff

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self-contentment

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

she

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From this reading I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

situation

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From this reading I was in that situation.

so

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

some

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

than

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

That

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From this reading “That, then, was the way in which I was captured.

the

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From this reading “That, then, was the way in which I was captured.

then

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From this reading “That, then, was the way in which I was captured.

there

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

to

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From this reading I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

viler

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

was

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From this reading “That, then, was the way in which I was captured.

way

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From this reading “That, then, was the way in which I was captured.

which

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white

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From this reading I was in love, as it is called; not only did _she_ appear to me a perfect being, but I considered myself a white blackbird.

with

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

world

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From this reading It is a commonplace fact that there is no one so low in the world that he cannot find some one viler than himself, and consequently puff with pride and self-contentment.

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