Chapter 21 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAXWELL, WILLIAM BABINGTON. All to Husband. Lloyd. Jan. (410:275.) Romance of It.
Chapter 21 of The best British short stories of 1922 is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “All to Husband.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Jan.”
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading “Lloyd.”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “MAXWELL, WILLIAM BABINGTON.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “(410:275.) Romance of It.”
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From this reading (410:275.) Romance of It.
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From this reading (410:275.) Romance of It.
(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 to Husband.
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From this reading MAXWELL, WILLIAM BABINGTON.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading All to Husband.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading (410:275.) Romance of It.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Jan.
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading Lloyd.
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading MAXWELL, WILLIAM BABINGTON.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (410:275.) Romance of It.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading (410:275.) Romance of It.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All to Husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAXWELL, WILLIAM BABINGTON.
Chapter 21 of The best British short stories of 1922 by John [Editor] Cournos holds 379 sentences, grouped into 76 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 21 holds 379 sentences of The best British short stories of 1922, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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