Chapter 19 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?” Leone asked eagerly. Vila thought that, too. “No.” Patricia was very decided. “Cats don’t look like diamonds.
Chapter 19 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Leone asked eagerly.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading ““Cats don’t look like diamonds.”
recognizable; marked
From this reading ““No.” Patricia was very decided.”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading ““Cats don’t look like diamonds.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Leone asked eagerly.”
the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Leone asked eagerly.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?””
capital of Vanuatu
From this reading “Vila thought that, too.”
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 “Leone asked eagerly.”
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From this reading “Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Leone asked eagerly.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Cats don’t look like diamonds.
recognizable; marked
From this reading “No.” Patricia was very decided.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “Cats don’t look like diamonds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Cats don’t look like diamonds.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Leone asked eagerly.
the act of departing
From this reading “Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?”
the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Leone asked eagerly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Cats don’t look like diamonds.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Cats don’t look like diamonds.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No.” Patricia was very decided.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vila thought that, too.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Vila thought that, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Vila thought that, too.
precisely as stated
From this reading “No.” Patricia was very decided.
capital of Vanuatu
From this reading Vila thought that, too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No.” Patricia was very decided.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Aren’t you going to name one Di’mond, Patricia?”
Chapter 19 of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927 by Society of Arts and Sciences (U.S.) [Editor] holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 19 holds 399 sentences of O. Henry Memorial Award prize stories of 1927, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 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 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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