Chapter 3 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"People don't die without a reason," said the doctor. "That is so, of course, but all the same . I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.
Chapter 3 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"That is so, of course, but all the same .”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.”
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “"People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading “"That is so, of course, but all the same .”
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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 "People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "That is so, of course, but all the same .
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "That is so, of course, but all the same .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "That is so, of course, but all the same .
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is so, of course, but all the same .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That is so, of course, but all the same .
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "That is so, of course, but all the same .
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I cannot admit that she poisoned herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That is so, of course, but all the same .
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is so, of course, but all the same .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "People don't die without a reason," said the doctor.
Chapter 3 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 410 sentences of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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