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The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short

The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien is available here as the complete text, split into 3120 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien38 chapters

The best short stories of 1918, and the yearbook of the American short story by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #39635.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 38 chapters

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The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short

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0 of 3103 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.

  1. Chapter I 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 78 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX 79 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 80 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV 74 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII 82 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX 86 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 84 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV 85 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI 83 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 87 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII 81 readings five lines each Open chapter

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The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is presented in 38 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.

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Is this the complete text of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #39635, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short take to read?

About 600 minutes of reading across 3120 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Short
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Stories
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Editor
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All-story
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