Chapter 6 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Edward was now thirty-five. Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state. Edward followed his father's advice. He bought no annuity for Miss Crewe. Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
Chapter 6 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
From this reading “He bought no annuity for Miss Crewe.”
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “He bought no annuity for Miss Crewe.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “Edward was now thirty-five.”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.”
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading “Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.”
plural of “solicitor” — a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading “Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.”
being five more than thirty
From this reading “Edward was now thirty-five.”
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading Edward followed his father's advice.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
From this reading He bought no annuity for Miss Crewe.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He bought no annuity for Miss Crewe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
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From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading Edward was now thirty-five.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Edward followed his father's advice.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Edward followed his father's advice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He bought no annuity for Miss Crewe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bought no annuity for Miss Crewe.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Edward followed his father's advice.
ten 10s
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
not any; not one
From this reading He bought no annuity for Miss Crewe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Edward was now thirty-five.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
being seven more than sixty
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
plural of “solicitor” — a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
being five more than thirty
From this reading Edward was now thirty-five.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Crewe was sixty-seven and reported to be in an almost desperate state.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Edward was now thirty-five.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Her one hundred and fifty pounds continued to be paid each year into her bank; but by Edward, not by his late father's solicitors.
Chapter 6 of The best British short stories of 1922 by John [Editor] Cournos holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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.
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