Chapter 23 of The Wife, and Other Stories is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Wife, and Other Stories is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave. He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate. “‘Well, how are you getting on here?’ I asked. “‘Oh, all right, thank God; I am getting on very well.’
Chapter 23 of The Wife, and Other Stories is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.”
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading ““We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.”
death of a person
From this reading ““We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading ““We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.”
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading ““We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.”
get rid of
From this reading ““We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““‘Oh, all right, thank God; I am getting on very well.’”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “‘Oh, all right, thank God; I am getting on very well.’
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “‘Oh, all right, thank God; I am getting on very well.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘Well, how are you getting on here?’
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “‘Well, how are you getting on here?’
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 “‘Oh, all right, thank God; I am getting on very well.’
death of a person
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “‘Well, how are you getting on here?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘Well, how are you getting on here?’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “‘Oh, all right, thank God; I am getting on very well.’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “‘Well, how are you getting on here?’
on one occasion
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “‘Oh, all right, thank God; I am getting on very well.’
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
get rid of
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “‘Oh, all right, thank God; I am getting on very well.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He dressed, and led me out to show me the estate.
precisely as stated
From this reading “‘Oh, all right, thank God; I am getting on very well.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “‘Well, how are you getting on here?’
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Well, how are you getting on here?’
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “We embraced each other, and shed tears of joy and of sadness at the thought that we had once been young and now were both grey-headed and near the grave.
Chapter 23 of The Wife, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 189 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 23 holds 189 sentences of The Wife, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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