Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast. Harp. M. April, '14. The Passport of a Wolf. I.S.M. Jan.
Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1915, and is here in full — 371 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “M. April, '14.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.”
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading “Harp.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “I.S.M. Jan.”
a city in northwestern England
From this reading “L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.”
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading “The Passport of a Wolf.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “The Passport of a Wolf.”
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From this reading M. April, '14.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Passport of a Wolf.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading M. April, '14.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.
coins made of gold
From this reading L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading Harp.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.S.M. Jan.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading I.S.M. Jan.
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 L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.
a city in northwestern England
From this reading L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. April, '14.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading The Passport of a Wolf.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I.S.M. Jan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading L LANCASTER, G.B. Stranlagh of the Gold Coast.
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading The Passport of a Wolf.
Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1915, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 371 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 27 holds 371 sentences of The best short stories of 1915, and, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1915, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 371 sentences, grouped into 75 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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