Chapter 7 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on: “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you? But what’s the use of talking! It will end by our looking down upon you. There is nothing left!”
Chapter 7 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading ““My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?”
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading ““My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?”
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading ““My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading ““My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “But what’s the use of talking!”
the act of using
From this reading “But what’s the use of talking!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what’s the use of talking!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It will end by our looking down upon you.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It will end by our looking down upon you.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It will end by our looking down upon you.
plural of “equal” — a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
opinion or judgment
From this reading He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing left!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will end by our looking down upon you.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There is nothing left!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading It will end by our looking down upon you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing left!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But what’s the use of talking!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading But what’s the use of talking!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But what’s the use of talking!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is nothing left!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It will end by our looking down upon you.
the act of using
From this reading But what’s the use of talking!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He fixed his indignant eyes on Rodion and went on:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what’s the use of talking!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will end by our looking down upon you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My wife and I behaved to you as human beings, as to our equals, and you?
Chapter 7 of The Witch, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 7 holds 188 sentences of The Witch, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Witch, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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