Chapter 21 of The best short stories of 1917, and is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The best short stories of 1917, and is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Hear that!" the woman almost shrieked. "That's him--that's the man. I hear him in every storm!... "He came," she went, more rapidly. "A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!
Chapter 21 of The best short stories of 1917, and is here in full — 451 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “"A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!”
clothing in general
From this reading “"A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “"A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!”
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “"A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!”
with speed
From this reading “"He came," she went, more rapidly.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “"Hear that!" the woman almost shrieked.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “I hear him in every storm!...”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “"A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Hear that!" the woman almost shrieked.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He came," she went, more rapidly.
clothing in general
From this reading "A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading "A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I hear him in every storm!...
opinion or judgment
From this reading "A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He came," she went, more rapidly.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Hear that!" the woman almost shrieked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's him--that's the man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hear him in every storm!...
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I hear him in every storm!...
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That's him--that's the man.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "He came," she went, more rapidly.
with speed
From this reading "He came," she went, more rapidly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He came," she went, more rapidly.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "Hear that!" the woman almost shrieked.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading I hear him in every storm!...
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading "A tall man--fine--dressed in fine clothes--brown hair--brown eyes!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Hear that!" the woman almost shrieked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's him--that's the man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hear that!" the woman almost shrieked.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "He came," she went, more rapidly.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Hear that!" the woman almost shrieked.
Chapter 21 of The best short stories of 1917, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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 451 sentences of The best short stories of 1917, and, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of The best short stories of 1917, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 451 sentences, grouped into 91 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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