Chapter 7 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 VII
Chapter 7 of The shooting party is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm. He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.
Chapter 7 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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clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
From this reading “When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.”
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading “When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.”
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In this reading “When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.”
stop or slow up one's horse or oneself by or as if by pulling the reins
In this reading “When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.
past form of “rein” — control and direct with or as if by reins
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
acutely insightful and wise
From this reading He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.
cut with a saw
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He raised his small sagacious eyes on me and smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
at the time that
From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
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From this reading When I saw him I reined in Zorka and gave him my hand as if I wanted to cleanse myself by the touch of his honest, horny palm.
Chapter 7 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.
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