Chapter 12 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She understood. She understood only too well. She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac. She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly. In his dementia he knew no better.
Chapter 12 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading “She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.”
mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
From this reading “In his dementia he knew no better.”
past form of “house” — contain or cover
From this reading “She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.”
an insane person
From this reading “She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.”
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading “She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.”
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading “She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.
in addition
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading In his dementia he knew no better.
with boldness, in a bold manner
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
mental deterioration of organic or functional origin
From this reading In his dementia he knew no better.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his dementia he knew no better.
past form of “house” — contain or cover
From this reading She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his dementia he knew no better.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading In his dementia he knew no better.
an insane person
From this reading She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.
not any; not one
From this reading In his dementia he knew no better.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.
and nothing more
From this reading She understood only too well.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She understood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She understood only too well.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading She understood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She understood only too well.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She sensed, also, why he had come to this mountain shack so boldly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was not only housed with a murderer; she was housed with a maniac.
Chapter 12 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 12 holds 406 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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