Chapter 10 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more. He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn. She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe. He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own. She had to live.
Chapter 10 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading “He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own.”
the first light of day
From this reading “He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own.”
by chance
From this reading “She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own.”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading “He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.”
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.
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own.
(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 He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.
the first light of day
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading She had to live.
held dear
From this reading She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
not any; not one
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own.
by chance
From this reading He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own.
by chance
From this reading She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He realised her position acutely, perhaps more acutely than his own.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He had said all the things in his heart during the hours of that sleepless dawn.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She knew how he loved her ... though possibly she didn't quite believe.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading He kissed her, and went out to work, speaking no more.
Chapter 10 of The best British short stories of 1922 by John [Editor] Cournos holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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 10 holds 365 sentences of The best British short stories of 1922, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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