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The best short stories of 1915, and
The best short stories of 1915, and

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CHAPPEL, EVA.
*Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.
Am.
July, 15.
CHARD, CECIL.
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The best short stories of 1915, and

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
CHAPPEL, EVA.
Line 2
*Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.
/juːθs swiːt ˈsentɪd ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
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Am.
/æm/
Line 4
July, 15.
Line 5
CHARD, CECIL.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

chard noun US /tʃɑːrd/

beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks

From this reading “CHARD, CECIL.”

July noun US /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading “July, 15.”

Manuscript noun US /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/

A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.

From this reading “*Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.”

Scented adjective US /ˈsentɪd/

having the sense of smell

From this reading “*Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.”

Sweet adjective US /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading “*Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.”

Youth's noun US /juːθs/

possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading “*Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.”

All words in this reading · 11

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15

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading July, 15.

Amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Am.

CECIL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CHARD, CECIL.

CHAPPEL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CHAPPEL, EVA.

CHARDnounUS /tʃɑːrd/

beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks

From this reading CHARD, CECIL.

EVA

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading CHAPPEL, EVA.

JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading July, 15.

ManuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/

A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.

From this reading *Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.

ScentedadjectiveUS /ˈsentɪd/

having the sense of smell

From this reading *Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.

SweetadjectiveUS /swiːt/

having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar

From this reading *Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.

Youth'snounUS /juːθs/

possessive form of “youth” — a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading *Youth's Sweet Scented Manuscript.

Chapter 20 of The best short stories of 1915, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.

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Chapter 20 holds 402 sentences of The best short stories of 1915, and, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #20303, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Words and structures a reader meets early in The best short stories of 1915, and, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Second
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Printing
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