Chapter 13 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate." "Yes, it's tough. But Baliol first, you know." Deacon stared at the man. He wanted to say something but couldn't.
Chapter 13 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 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.
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “Deacon stared at the man.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “"You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate."”
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading “"You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He wanted to say something but couldn't.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Deacon stared at the man.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “"Yes, it's tough.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “He wanted to say something but couldn't.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, it's tough.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Deacon stared at the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Baliol first, you know."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wanted to say something but couldn't.
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading Deacon stared at the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But Baliol first, you know."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to say something but couldn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, it's tough.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But Baliol first, you know."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Deacon stared at the man.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading "You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate."
an associate who shares a room with you
From this reading "You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate."
express in words
From this reading He wanted to say something but couldn't.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He wanted to say something but couldn't.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Deacon stared at the man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Deacon stared at the man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wanted to say something but couldn't.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading "Yes, it's tough.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to say something but couldn't.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it's tough.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You were pulling----But you're Doane's roommate."
Chapter 13 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 13 holds 421 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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