Chapter 13 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days! WILLIAM. July, '65. My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write. I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
Chapter 13 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “July, '65.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!”
be seated
From this reading “My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.”
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!”
conformity to reality or actuality
From this reading “My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.”
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From this reading July, '65.
later than; following
From this reading I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
(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 I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
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From this reading I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
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From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading July, '65.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
precisely, exactly
From this reading I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
be seated
From this reading My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
express in speech
From this reading I shall never speak, after all; for now I know that I haven't the right.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
conformity to reality or actuality
From this reading My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.
produce a literary work
From this reading My Allison: Here I sit in verity at my window and write.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Allison, if I come home to find that some other man has taught you love, how shall I live through the burden of my days!
Chapter 13 of The best short stories of 1915, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 374 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.
Chapter 13 holds 374 sentences of The best short stories of 1915, and, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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