Chapter 5 of The shooting party is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The shooting party is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, this forester receives a salary! How can he do his work if he is mad?” “Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.
Chapter 5 of The shooting party is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading ““Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading ““Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.”
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading ““Why, this forester receives a salary!”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading ““Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.”
roused to anger
From this reading “How can he do his work if he is mad?””
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading ““Why, this forester receives a salary!”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading ““Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.”
something that remunerates
From this reading ““Why, this forester receives a salary!”
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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 “Why, this forester receives a salary!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can he do his work if he is mad?”
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading How can he do his work if he is mad?”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.
English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966)
From this reading “Why, this forester receives a salary!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How can he do his work if he is mad?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How can he do his work if he is mad?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How can he do his work if he is mad?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How can he do his work if he is mad?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How can he do his work if he is mad?”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.
roused to anger
From this reading How can he do his work if he is mad?”
and nothing more
From this reading “Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.
third-person singular of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “Why, this forester receives a salary!
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.
something that remunerates
From this reading “Why, this forester receives a salary!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Why, this forester receives a salary!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Urbenin evidently only keeps him for his daughter's sake.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, this forester receives a salary!
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading How can he do his work if he is mad?”
Chapter 5 of The shooting party by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 421 sentences of The shooting party, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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