Chapter 28 of The best short stories of 1917, and is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The best short stories of 1917, and is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mirror! Mirror! Tell Me True!" "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown. Garden of Sleep, The.
Chapter 28 of The best short stories of 1917, and is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “Garden of Sleep, The.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “"STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.”
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading “"Mirror!”
third-person singular of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
From this reading “"STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.”
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
From this reading “"STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “"STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.”
not known
From this reading “"STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.”
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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 "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Garden of Sleep, The.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell Me True!"
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading "Mirror!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
third-person singular of “prefer” — like better; value more highly
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Garden of Sleep, The.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
express in words
From this reading Tell Me True!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Tell Me True!"
not known
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
which person or people
From this reading "STAR, MARK," is the pseudonym of a lady who prefers to remain unknown.
Chapter 28 of The best short stories of 1917, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 28 holds 458 sentences of The best short stories of 1917, and, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 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 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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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