Chapter 5 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, I dunno," she said. "All this fuss about Tim Martlow. I ought to have my bit out of it." "Deplorable," grieved Sir William. "The crass materialism of it all.
Chapter 5 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 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.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “I ought to have my bit out of it."”
(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
From this reading “"The crass materialism of it all.”
bad; unfortunate
From this reading “"Deplorable," grieved Sir William.”
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “"All this fuss about Tim Martlow.”
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading “"Deplorable," grieved Sir William.”
a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
From this reading “"The crass materialism of it all.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “I ought to have my bit out of it."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Deplorable," grieved Sir William.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "All this fuss about Tim Martlow.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All this fuss about Tim Martlow.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading I ought to have my bit out of it."
(of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility
From this reading "The crass materialism of it all.
bad; unfortunate
From this reading "Deplorable," grieved Sir William.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I dunno," she said.
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading "All this fuss about Tim Martlow.
past form of “grieve” — feel grief
From this reading "Deplorable," grieved Sir William.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought to have my bit out of it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I dunno," she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I ought to have my bit out of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All this fuss about Tim Martlow.
a desire for wealth and material possessions with little interest in ethical or spiritual matters
From this reading "The crass materialism of it all.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ought to have my bit out of it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I ought to have my bit out of it."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I dunno," she said.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to have my bit out of it."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I ought to have my bit out of it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, I dunno," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, I dunno," she said.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Deplorable," grieved Sir William.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The crass materialism of it all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "All this fuss about Tim Martlow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All this fuss about Tim Martlow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ought to have my bit out of it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Deplorable," grieved Sir William.
Chapter 5 of The best British short stories of 1922 by John [Editor] Cournos holds 390 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 5 holds 390 sentences of The best British short stories of 1922, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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