Chapter 10 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement. "What is the matter with you? "Oh, don't ask! I never expected it; no, I never expected it! It's .
Chapter 10 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “"Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Oh, don't ask!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “I never expected it; no, I never expected it!”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"What is the matter with you?”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never expected it; no, I never expected it!”
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “"Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.”
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Oh, don't ask!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don't ask!
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I never expected it; no, I never expected it!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never expected it; no, I never expected it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the matter with you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never expected it; no, I never expected it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's .
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What is the matter with you?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never expected it; no, I never expected it!
not any; not one
From this reading I never expected it; no, I never expected it!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, don't ask!
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What is the matter with you?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the matter with you?
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What is the matter with you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where have you come from?" cried his parents in amazement.
Chapter 10 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 409 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 10 holds 409 sentences of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Schoolmaster and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 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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