Chapter 19 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He blinked at her. "The pretty bright thing? Where did you get it?" His eyes brightened. His lips trembled into a smile.
Chapter 19 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 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.
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “He blinked at her.”
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “"The pretty bright thing?”
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “His eyes brightened.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “His lips trembled into a smile.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “"The pretty bright thing?”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “His lips trembled into a smile.”
a special situation
From this reading “"The pretty bright thing?”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “His lips trembled into a smile.”
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 His lips trembled into a smile.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He blinked at her.
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading He blinked at her.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "The pretty bright thing?
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading His eyes brightened.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did you get it?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes brightened.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Where did you get it?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He blinked at her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He blinked at her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes brightened.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His lips trembled into a smile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Where did you get it?"
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading His lips trembled into a smile.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "The pretty bright thing?
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading His lips trembled into a smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The pretty bright thing?
a special situation
From this reading "The pretty bright thing?
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading His lips trembled into a smile.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did you get it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where did you get it?"
Chapter 19 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 19 holds 399 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1920, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 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 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Work through the 80 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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