Chapter 22 of The shooting party is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The shooting party is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You scoundrel! It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you! And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!” Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.
Chapter 22 of The shooting party is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!””
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!””
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading “It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!”
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!””
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading ““You scoundrel!”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.”
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.
In this reading “Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!”
past form of “convict” — find or declare guilty
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.
playful in an appealingly bold way
From this reading And you continue to act your dirty, roguish comedy!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “You scoundrel!
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.
carry out
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Urbenin grew deadly pale and began to shake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
which person or people
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You scoundrel!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was not enough for you to kill your wife,” I said, “but you must take the life of the man who convicted you!
Chapter 22 of The shooting party by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 22 holds 419 sentences of The shooting party, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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