Chapter 9 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nearly everybody in the railroad game in Missouri. They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough. I----" "Sting me?" Martin bellowed the words. "That I did not!"
Chapter 9 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “Martin bellowed the words.”
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading “They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.”
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading “"Nearly everybody in the railroad game in Missouri.”
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading “They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.”
relating to or characterized by rotation
From this reading “They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.”
a man salesperson
From this reading “They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.”
a slippery smoothness
From this reading “They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.”
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading “They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.”
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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 They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading Martin bellowed the words.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "That I did not!"
divisible by two
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
every person
From this reading "Nearly everybody in the railroad game in Missouri.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Nearly everybody in the railroad game in Missouri.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I----" "Sting me?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nearly everybody in the railroad game in Missouri.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin bellowed the words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I----" "Sting me?"
a midwestern state in central United States; a border state during the American Civil War, Missouri was admitted to the Confederacy without actually seceding from the Union
From this reading "Nearly everybody in the railroad game in Missouri.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Nearly everybody in the railroad game in Missouri.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That I did not!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
a group of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading "Nearly everybody in the railroad game in Missouri.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
relating to or characterized by rotation
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
a man salesperson
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
express in words
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
a slippery smoothness
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
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From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I did not!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nearly everybody in the railroad game in Missouri.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Martin bellowed the words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They say you let some slick salesman sting you for a full set of Rocky Mountain snow-fighting machinery, even up to a rotary snow plough.
Chapter 9 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 9 holds 404 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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