Chapter 9 of The schoolmistress, and other stories is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The schoolmistress, and other stories is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver. “Real beaver is not like that. Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!” “You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended. “Five roubles, indeed!
Chapter 9 of The schoolmistress, and other stories is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 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.
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading ““That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!””
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading ““You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.”
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading ““You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.”
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading ““That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading ““You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading “Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!””
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading ““That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.”
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 Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading “That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
From this reading “That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Five roubles, indeed!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Real beaver is not like that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Real beaver is not like that.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “You know a great deal about it,...” the head guard says, offended.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Real beaver is not like that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That’s not real beaver, it’s imitation,” says the engine-driver.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Five roubles would be a high price for the whole cap, if you care to know!”
Chapter 9 of The schoolmistress, and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 191 sentences of The schoolmistress, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of The schoolmistress, and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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