Chapter 9 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too. "Next time I shall probably put up there too. It's really impossible to put up at Tipyakov's! There's noise and uproar all night! Knocking, coughing, children crying.
Chapter 9 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading “Knocking, coughing, children crying.”
demanding attention
From this reading “Knocking, coughing, children crying.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “It's really impossible to put up at Tipyakov's!”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “Knocking, coughing, children crying.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “There's noise and uproar all night!”
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading “"Next time I shall probably put up there too.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “"Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too.”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “There's noise and uproar all night!”
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.
(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 There's noise and uproar all night!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's noise and uproar all night!
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Knocking, coughing, children crying.
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading Knocking, coughing, children crying.
demanding attention
From this reading Knocking, coughing, children crying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Next time I shall probably put up there too.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It's really impossible to put up at Tipyakov's!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's really impossible to put up at Tipyakov's!
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Knocking, coughing, children crying.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Next time I shall probably put up there too.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There's noise and uproar all night!
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading There's noise and uproar all night!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "Next time I shall probably put up there too.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Next time I shall probably put up there too.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It's really impossible to put up at Tipyakov's!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Next time I shall probably put up there too.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading "Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Next time I shall probably put up there too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's noise and uproar all night!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Next time I shall probably put up there too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's really impossible to put up at Tipyakov's!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's really impossible to put up at Tipyakov's!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Next time I shall probably put up there too.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading There's noise and uproar all night!
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, at Demyanov's," answered the other, starting too.
Chapter 9 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Schoolmaster and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 5717 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13412 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #13412, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 476 minutes of reading across 1144 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Schoolmaster and Other Stories section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 14 chapters of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Schoolmaster and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
