Chapter 16 of The schoolmistress, and other stories is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The schoolmistress, and other stories is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back. “Let them say what they like,” he thought. “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’ Anna is a good sort, she’ll understand.... And we’ll bring him up....
Chapter 16 of The schoolmistress, and other stories is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading ““I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “And we’ll bring him up....”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading ““I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’”
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading ““I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’”
with speed
From this reading “Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Anna is a good sort, she’ll understand....”
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading “Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.”
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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 Anna is a good sort, she’ll understand....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And we’ll bring him up....
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Anna is a good sort, she’ll understand....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let them say what they like,” he thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And we’ll bring him up....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anna is a good sort, she’ll understand....
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let them say what they like,” he thought.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Let them say what they like,” he thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
on one occasion
From this reading “I’ll go at once, fall on my knees, and say: ‘Anna Filippovna!’
with speed
From this reading Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.
express in words
From this reading “Let them say what they like,” he thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna is a good sort, she’ll understand....
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Anna is a good sort, she’ll understand....
inflected form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Let them say what they like,” he thought.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let them say what they like,” he thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Let them say what they like,” he thought.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Miguev took the baby and strode rapidly back.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Anna is a good sort, she’ll understand....
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And we’ll bring him up....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And we’ll bring him up....
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Let them say what they like,” he thought.
Chapter 16 of The schoolmistress, and other stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 16 holds 187 sentences of The schoolmistress, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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