Chapter I
Chapter 1
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CORPORAL FLINT'S MURDER .
International Short Stories: American
Chapter I · Chapter 1
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CORPORAL
FLINT'S
MURDER .
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International Short Stories: American
Chapter I · Chapter 1
Chapter 1 of International Short Stories: American is here in full — 4714 sentences across 943 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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CORPORAL
FLINT'S
MURDER .
/ˈkɔːrpərəl flɪnts ˈmɜːrdər/
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corporal
noun
US /ˈkɔːrpərəl/
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “CORPORAL FLINT'S MURDER .”
flint's
noun
US /flɪnts/
possessive form of “flint” — a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading “CORPORAL FLINT'S MURDER .”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “CORPORAL FLINT'S MURDER .”
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CORPORALnounUS /ˈkɔːrpərəl/
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading CORPORAL FLINT'S MURDER .
FLINT'SnounUS /flɪnts/
possessive form of “flint” — a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading CORPORAL FLINT'S MURDER .
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading CORPORAL FLINT'S MURDER .
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