Chapter 2 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.). Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.). Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926). Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr. 2).
Chapter 2 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.).”
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading “Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).”
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading “Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.).”
plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).”
plural of “scrape” — a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading “Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.).”
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From this reading Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).
a brilliant solo passage occurring near the end of a piece of music
From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.).
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.).
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From this reading Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.).
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.).
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
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From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.).
United States diplomat and jurist who negotiated peace treaties with Britain and served as the first chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1829)
From this reading Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.).
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From this reading Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.).
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.).
plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.).
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
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From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
plural of “scrape” — a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.).
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Gelzer, Jay, Man’s Size (_G. H._, Feb.).
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Gould, Bruce, Sky Scrapes (_B. B._, Oct., 1926).
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.).
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.).
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gilbert, Kenneth, Strength of the Hills (_Sun._, Sept.).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hallet, Richard Matthews, Theed Harlow’s Cadenza (_S. E. P._, Apr.
Chapter 2 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 2 holds 411 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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