Chapter 11 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat. They gave her a toddy. But it did no good. Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ.... “Poor Gran’mammy,” her children said.
Chapter 11 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “flannel” — a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading “They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....”
(of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes
From this reading “They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.”
past form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.”
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading “They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.”
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading “Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....”
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading “Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....”
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading “Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....”
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.
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 They gave her a toddy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it did no good.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Poor Gran’mammy,” her children said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But it did no good.
plural of “flannel” — a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
(of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
past form of “fuss” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They gave her a toddy.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But it did no good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Poor Gran’mammy,” her children said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
be the source of pain
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it did no good.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
not any; not one
From this reading But it did no good.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor Gran’mammy,” her children said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Poor Gran’mammy,” her children said.
past form of “scold” — censure severely or angrily
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck)
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
a mixed drink made of liquor and water with sugar and spices and served hot
From this reading They gave her a toddy.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading They scolded and fussed and fumed and put warm flannels on her throat.
at the time that
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
which person or people
From this reading Her throat hurt, and when she opened her mouth she croaked like a frog--she who in her wailing had had as many stops to her voice as a sounding organ....
Chapter 11 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 11 holds 408 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 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 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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