Chapter 16 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket. “You aren’t going?” Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained. “Yes,” he said, “I’m going.” “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
Chapter 16 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading ““But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.”
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading “Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading ““But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.”
a late time of life
From this reading ““But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.”
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In this reading ““But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.”
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
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From this reading “You aren’t going?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
the act of departing
From this reading “You aren’t going?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” he said, “I’m going.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” he said, “I’m going.”
lacking natural ease
From this reading Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained.
in a strange manner
From this reading Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He folded it back into the envelope, and put it in his pocket.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Rhoda asked him, her voice strangely strained.
a late time of life
From this reading “But to-morrow----” “It’s the long years afterward I’m thinking of,” he told her.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” he said, “I’m going.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You aren’t going?”
Chapter 16 of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 16 holds 387 sentences of O. Henry memorial award prize stories of 1923, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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