Chapter 10 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She said the serpent of the river would get him! She cried it out! She waved her cane and said that!” “No,” protested another child, “she said she would kill him!” “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
Chapter 10 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading “She waved her cane and said that!””
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading ““I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““No,” protested another child, “she said she would kill him!””
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““No,” protested another child, “she said she would kill him!””
made afraid
From this reading ““I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading ““She said the serpent of the river would get him!”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading ““I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.”
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “She waved her cane and said that!””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.”
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 “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She waved her cane and said that!”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “No,” protested another child, “she said she would kill him!”
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading She waved her cane and said that!”
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “No,” protested another child, “she said she would kill him!”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She cried it out!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “She said the serpent of the river would get him!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She waved her cane and said that!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She said the serpent of the river would get him!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She cried it out!
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “No,” protested another child, “she said she would kill him!”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” protested another child, “she said she would kill him!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She said the serpent of the river would get him!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She cried it out!
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “No,” protested another child, “she said she would kill him!”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “She said the serpent of the river would get him!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She said the serpent of the river would get him!
made afraid
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “She said the serpent of the river would get him!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She said the serpent of the river would get him!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She waved her cane and said that!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She said the serpent of the river would get him!
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading She waved her cane and said that!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I could not see her--I was so--so scared!” a third added, with chattering teeth.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She said the serpent of the river would get him!
Chapter 10 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 391 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 10 holds 391 sentences of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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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