Chapter 2 of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not one. Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone. And so there are the three of us. In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka. I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
Chapter 2 of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."”
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading “In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
in the past
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And so there are the three of us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
being one more than ten
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
a social unit living together
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
a city of central European Russia; formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia; since 1991 the capital of the Russian Federation
From this reading In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And so there are the three of us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Not one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so there are the three of us.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And so there are the three of us.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
in or at that place or location
From this reading And so there are the three of us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading And so there are the three of us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading In the summer we live here, and in winter we live in Moscow, in Polianka.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Pyotr Nikanoritch died a year and a half ago, and left us alone.
a late time of life
From this reading I have been living with them for eleven years--as one of the family."
Chapter 2 of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 422 sentences of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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