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Drama · Fiction

Ivanoff

by Anton Chekhov

Debt, illness and public judgment close around an exhausted Russian landowner.

2 hr estimatedA2–B1 Linden levelRead now availability4 chapters
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About this book

A landowner’s exhaustion, debts and failing marriage become the subject of gossip and competing explanations. Chekhov refuses a single diagnosis, allowing self-judgment, social pressure and impulsive hope to collide across four acts.

First published
1887
Language
English
Translator
Marian Fell
Copyright status
Public domain

English level

A2–B1 · First originals

Ivanoff is calibrated from 23,460 sampled words across 4 chapters: sentences average 8.5 words, 5% exceed 24 words and 4.6% of words are nine letters or longer.

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Sentence rhythm

What the prose asks

Mostly compact sentences averaging 8.5 words in the sampled text

Vocabulary

What may slow you down

4.6% of sampled words contain nine or more letters; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter

Reading rhythm

Short commitment

A few long sections make advance stopping points useful. About 5 calm 30-minute sessions.

Suggested approach

Read with momentum

Follow the main action first and look up only words that block meaning

Best starting point

Begin with chapter one

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CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.

Table of contents

4 chapters

  1. 01Act I24 min
  2. 02Act II29 min
  3. 03Act III31 min
  4. 04Act IV23 min
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