Chapter 15 of The shooting party is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The shooting party is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I am going,” I said. She nodded her head. “Am I to go away? Yes?” I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
Chapter 15 of The shooting party is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 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 “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.”
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading “I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “She nodded her head.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.”
hard to endure
From this reading “I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““Am I to go away?”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am going,” I said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Am I to go away?
having a red face from embarrassment or shame or agitation or emotional upset
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Am I to go away?
the act of departing
From this reading “I am going,” I said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She nodded her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She nodded her head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am going,” I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading She nodded her head.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am going,” I said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded her head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Am I to go away?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
hard to endure
From this reading I asked, trying to read the truth in her lovely, blushing little face.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes?”
Chapter 15 of The shooting party by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 424 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 15 holds 424 sentences of The shooting party, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The shooting party by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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