Chapter 15 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No one spoke. It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure. But it had not been spoken before in so many words. Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney. But in the morning it will be different.
Chapter 15 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “But in the morning it will be different.”
every person
From this reading “It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “No one spoke.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “But it had not been spoken before in so many words.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.”
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In this reading “But it had not been spoken before in so many words.”
In this reading “But in the morning it will be different.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But in the morning it will be different.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But it had not been spoken before in so many words.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it had not been spoken before in so many words.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But in the morning it will be different.
every person
From this reading It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it had not been spoken before in so many words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.
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 But it had not been spoken before in so many words.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading But in the morning it will be different.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.
not any; not one
From this reading No one spoke.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it had not been spoken before in so many words.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.
and nothing more
From this reading Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it had not been spoken before in so many words.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading No one spoke.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading But it had not been spoken before in so many words.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But in the morning it will be different.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Bill said simply, “It’s not likely, Mrs. Kinney.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was what everyone had been thinking, Ronny was sure.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But in the morning it will be different.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But it had not been spoken before in so many words.
Chapter 15 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 15 holds 419 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 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 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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