Chapter 13 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly: “Gusev, did your commanding officer steal?” “Who can tell, Pavel Ivanitch! We can’t say, it didn’t reach us.” And after that a long time passed in silence.
Chapter 13 of The Witch, and Other Stories is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading ““Gusev, did your commanding officer steal?””
the organ of sight
From this reading “Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading ““Gusev, did your commanding officer steal?””
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “We can’t say, it didn’t reach us.””
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “And after that a long time passed in silence.”
with low volume
From this reading “Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading ““Gusev, did your commanding officer steal?””
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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 And after that a long time passed in silence.
later than; following
From this reading And after that a long time passed in silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Who can tell, Pavel Ivanitch!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can’t say, it didn’t reach us.”
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading “Gusev, did your commanding officer steal?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Gusev, did your commanding officer steal?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We can’t say, it didn’t reach us.”
the organ of sight
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And after that a long time passed in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And after that a long time passed in silence.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Gusev, did your commanding officer steal?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading And after that a long time passed in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading We can’t say, it didn’t reach us.”
express in words
From this reading We can’t say, it didn’t reach us.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading And after that a long time passed in silence.
with low volume
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Gusev, did your commanding officer steal?”
express in words
From this reading “Who can tell, Pavel Ivanitch!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And after that a long time passed in silence.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And after that a long time passed in silence.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We can’t say, it didn’t reach us.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can’t say, it didn’t reach us.”
which person or people
From this reading “Who can tell, Pavel Ivanitch!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pavel Ivanitch half opened one eye, looked at Gusev with it, and asked softly:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Gusev, did your commanding officer steal?”
Chapter 13 of The Witch, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 13 holds 196 sentences of The Witch, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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