Chapter XX
Chapter 20
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BARRINGTON, E. Mystery of Stella. Atl. March. (129:311.) BECK, L. ADAMS.
The best British short stories of 1922
Chapter XX · Chapter 20
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BARRINGTON,
E.
Mystery
of
Stella.
Atl.
March.
(129:311.)
BECK,
L.
ADAMS.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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The best British short stories of 1922
Chapter XX · Chapter 20
Chapter 20 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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BARRINGTON,
E.
Mystery
of
Stella.
Line 2
Atl.
Line 3
March.
/mɑːrtʃ/
Line 4
(129:311.)
Line 5
BECK,
L.
ADAMS.
/bek el ˈædəmz/
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adams
noun
US /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “BECK, L. ADAMS.”
beck
noun
US /bek/
a beckoning gesture
From this reading “BECK, L. ADAMS.”
march in a procession
From this reading “March.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “BARRINGTON, E. Mystery of Stella.”
Stella
noun
US /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “BARRINGTON, E. Mystery of Stella.”
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129
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From this reading (129:311.)
311
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From this reading (129:311.)
ADAMSnounUS /ˈædəmz/
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading BECK, L. ADAMS.
Atl
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From this reading Atl.
BARRINGTON
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From this reading BARRINGTON, E. Mystery of Stella.
BECKnounUS /bek/
a beckoning gesture
From this reading BECK, L. ADAMS.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading BARRINGTON, E. Mystery of Stella.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading BECK, L. ADAMS.
march in a procession
From this reading March.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading BARRINGTON, E. Mystery of Stella.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BARRINGTON, E. Mystery of Stella.
StellanounUS /ˈstelə/
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading BARRINGTON, E. Mystery of Stella.
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