Chapter 6 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one? Never see a storm break on the hills? Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches? Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?" Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
Chapter 6 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches?”
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading “Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “"Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?”
plural of “das” — any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading “Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.”
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading “Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches?”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “"Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?”
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “"Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?”
take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Or are these matters part of thee that none may 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 Never see a storm break on the hills?
react verbally
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches?
terminate
From this reading Never see a storm break on the hills?
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
plural of “das” — any of several small ungulate mammals of Africa and Asia with rodent-like incisors and feet with hooflike toes
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)
From this reading Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches?
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Never see a storm break on the hills?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
slender long-tailed monkey of Asia
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
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 "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
not one, and not any
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Never see a storm break on the hills?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Never see a storm break on the hills?
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
take without the owner's consent
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading Never see a storm break on the hills?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Or are these matters part of thee that none may steal?"
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Shalt thou never lie the day long in the cool mud, little one?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
precisely as stated
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Nor feel a warm rain dripping through the branches?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Langur Dass would ask him, contented to wait a very long time for his answer.
Chapter 6 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 6 holds 417 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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