Chapter 5 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, you’re not interrupting me,” he said. “Don’t worry about that. I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head. Have a cigarette.” He started to talk.
Chapter 5 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Have a cigarette.””
plural of “ferment” — a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading “I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.”
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
From this reading ““No, you’re not interrupting me,” he said.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading ““Don’t worry about that.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.”
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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 Have a cigarette.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Don’t worry about that.
later than; following
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Have a cigarette.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t worry about that.
plural of “ferment” — a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have a cigarette.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, you’re not interrupting me,” he said.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
-ing form of “interrupt” — make a break in
From this reading “No, you’re not interrupting me,” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, you’re not interrupting me,” he said.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, you’re not interrupting me,” he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, you’re not interrupting me,” he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No, you’re not interrupting me,” he said.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
a person, without saying who
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don’t worry about that.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
up to a particular time
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
during the time that
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Don’t worry about that.
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading I never get started to work till after midnight, and I want somebody to talk to while this new South Sea yarn ferments in my head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, you’re not interrupting me,” he said.
Chapter 5 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 403 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 5 holds 403 sentences of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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