Chapter 3 of The Wife, 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 3 of The Wife, and Other Stories is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, sir, they’ve gone.” “And why were they shouting hurrah?” “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles. And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people. Thank God...
Chapter 3 of The Wife, and Other Stories is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bushel” — a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading ““Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.”
an acute insufficiency
From this reading ““Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.”
provide as food
From this reading “And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.”
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading ““Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.”
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
From this reading ““Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.”
a victory cheer
From this reading ““And why were they shouting hurrah?””
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading “And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.”
(of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end
From this reading ““Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.”
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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 “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
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From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And why were they shouting hurrah?”
plural of “bushel” — a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
an acute insufficiency
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
provide as food
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
a reserve of money set aside for some purpose
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Thank God...
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Yes, sir, they’ve gone.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
ten 10s
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
a victory cheer
From this reading “And why were they shouting hurrah?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “And why were they shouting hurrah?”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Yes, sir, they’ve gone.”
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
(of a contract or will or other document) having a signature written at the end
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank God...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “And why were they shouting hurrah?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, sir, they’ve gone.”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Alexey Dmitritch Mahonov subscribed for the famine fund a thousand bushels of flour and a thousand roubles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And the old lady--I don’t know her name--promised to set up a soup kitchen on her estate to feed a hundred and fifty people.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And why were they shouting hurrah?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “And why were they shouting hurrah?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir, they’ve gone.”
Chapter 3 of The Wife, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 3 holds 187 sentences of The Wife, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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