Chapter 9 of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka. "My little girl, your godchild, sends you her love. Poor child! she's rickety. Ah, children, children!" he sighed. "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
Chapter 9 of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “"Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “"To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.”
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading “Poor child! she's rickety.”
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"My little girl, your godchild, sends you her love.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Ah, children, children!" he sighed.”
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “"To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.”
unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
From this reading “"To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, children, children!" he sighed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Poor child! she's rickety.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Ah, children, children!" he sighed.
dearly loved
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
a young female
From this reading "My little girl, your godchild, sends you her love.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism
From this reading "My little girl, your godchild, sends you her love.
any woman who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "My little girl, your godchild, sends you her love.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My little girl, your godchild, sends you her love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "My little girl, your godchild, sends you her love.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor child! she's rickety.
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading Poor child! she's rickety.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
express in words
From this reading "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading "My little girl, your godchild, sends you her love.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor child! she's rickety.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Ah, children, children!" he sighed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
past form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading "Whatever you may say, Godmother, it is nice to be a father.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My little girl, your godchild, sends you her love.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To your health, my dear," he said to Zinaida Fyodorovna, and he tossed off a glass of vodka.
Chapter 9 of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 9 holds 447 sentences of The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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