Chapter 2 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa. “H’m, yes.... Who may you be?” “We? We live here, by the church....
Chapter 2 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “We live here, by the church....”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “We live here, by the church....”
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
From this reading ““What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “We live here, by the church....”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Who may you be?””
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading ““What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading ““What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““H’m, yes....”
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 “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who may you be?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We live here, by the church....
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading We live here, by the church....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “H’m, yes....
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We live here, by the church....
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
From this reading “What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We live here, by the church....
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Who may you be?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We live here, by the church....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We?
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What an infliction it is, this weather!” sighed Raissa.
which person or people
From this reading Who may you be?”
an affirmative
From this reading “H’m, yes....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who may you be?”
Chapter 2 of The Witch, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 2 holds 182 sentences of The Witch, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Witch, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 381 minutes of reading across 916 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in The Witch, and Other Stories, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
