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Chapter 10 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I. “Well, may be....” And after a moment’s thought Savka added: “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!” Silence followed....
Chapter 10 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 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.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “And after a moment’s thought Savka added:”
plural of “going” — the act of departing
From this reading ““Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading ““I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!””
take somebody somewhere
From this reading ““Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Silence followed....”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading ““I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!””
a source of difficulty
From this reading ““Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And after a moment’s thought Savka added:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading And after a moment’s thought Savka added:
later than; following
From this reading And after a moment’s thought Savka added:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after a moment’s thought Savka added:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Well, may be....”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Silence followed....
plural of “going” — the act of departing
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Well, may be....”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading And after a moment’s thought Savka added:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And after a moment’s thought Savka added:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence followed....
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And after a moment’s thought Savka added:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
(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, may be....”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve said so to the women; they won’t heed me....They don’t trouble about it, the silly things!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your goings on with the women will lead to trouble, my boy,” said I.
Chapter 10 of The Witch, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 190 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 10 holds 190 sentences of The Witch, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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