Chapter 13 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 XIII
Chapter 13 of The schoolmistress, and other stories is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oo-oo-oo!” sang the storm, “Oo-oo-oo-oo!” “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it. “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” “B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall. “Trah!”
Chapter 13 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.
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading ““B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall.”
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading ““Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading ““B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading ““Oo-oo-oo!” sang the storm, “Oo-oo-oo-oo!””
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading ““Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading ““Oo-oo-oo!” sang the storm, “Oo-oo-oo-oo!””
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading ““Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading ““B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall.”
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 “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall.
past form of “bang” — strike violently
From this reading “B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oo-oo-oo!” sang the storm, “Oo-oo-oo-oo!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oo-oo-oo!” sang the storm, “Oo-oo-oo-oo!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “Oo-oo-oo!” sang the storm, “Oo-oo-oo-oo!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “Oo-oo-oo!” sang the storm, “Oo-oo-oo-oo!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oo-oo-oo!” sang the storm, “Oo-oo-oo-oo!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Trah!”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “B-booh!” something outside banged against the wall.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Ho-ho-ly sa-aints!” wailed a woman in the loft, or it sounded like it.
Chapter 13 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 13 holds 191 sentences of The schoolmistress, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 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.
Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 39 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 13 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.
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About 329 minutes of reading across 792 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The schoolmistress, and other stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
