Chapter 5 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson. Copyright, 1916, by Ben Hecht. The sun was shining in the dirty street. Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market. Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
Chapter 5 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.”
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading “Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.”
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading “From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.”
United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946)
From this reading “Copyright, 1916, by Ben Hecht.”
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading “Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.”
a new appraisal or evaluation
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading “Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.”
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From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
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From this reading Copyright, 1916, by Ben Hecht.
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From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
having hair on the cheeks and chin
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Copyright, 1916, by Ben Hecht.
plural of “body” — the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading The sun was shining in the dirty street.
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
unprepared and unable to react quickly
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
United States writer of stories and plays (1894-1946)
From this reading Copyright, 1916, by Ben Hecht.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sun was shining in the dirty street.
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
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From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
the force of workers available
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The sun was shining in the dirty street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The sun was shining in the dirty street.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was shining in the dirty street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From _The Little Review_ [7] Copyright, 1915, by Margaret C. Anderson.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
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From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was shining in the dirty street.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
which person or people
From this reading Bearded old men who looked like the fathers of Jerusalem walked flatfooted, nodding back and forth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Old women with shapeless bodies waddled along on their way to market.
Chapter 5 of The best short stories of 1915, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 387 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 387 sentences of The best short stories of 1915, and, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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