Chapter 22 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Grit's gone," assented Nell; "gone for good." "Uhm." The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her. "I think we can arrange something. I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
Chapter 22 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.”
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “"I think we can arrange something.”
on or to one side
From this reading “I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.”
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading “I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.”
go across or through
From this reading “I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.”
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading "I think we can arrange something.
on or to one side
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Grit's gone," assented Nell; "gone for good."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I think we can arrange something.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Grit's gone," assented Nell; "gone for good."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Grit's gone," assented Nell; "gone for good."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Grit's gone," assented Nell; "gone for good."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Grit's gone," assented Nell; "gone for good."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think we can arrange something.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Grit's gone," assented Nell; "gone for good."
above and across; more than
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
go across or through
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
unusual or striking
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I think we can arrange something.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think we can arrange something.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man allowed his singular eyes to move over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Uhm."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I think we can arrange something.
at the time that
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I've seen you pass my place, looking in; and I had something in mind when I started up here--something aside from junk.
Chapter 22 of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 22 holds 394 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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