Chapter 34 of The best short stories of 1917, and is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The best short stories of 1917, and is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
*GIBBON, PERCEVAL. (1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German. S. E. P. Sept. 29. *GIBSON, WILFRID WILSON.
Chapter 34 of The best short stories of 1917, and is here in full — 487 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person of German nationality
From this reading “(1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German.”
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading “*GIBBON, PERCEVAL.”
United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)
From this reading “*GIBSON, WILFRID WILSON.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “(1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “S. E. P. Sept.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “*GIBSON, WILFRID WILSON.”
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From this reading (1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 29.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading S. E. P. Sept.
a person of German nationality
From this reading (1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German.
English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading *GIBBON, PERCEVAL.
United States illustrator remembered for his creation of the “Gibson girl” (1867-1944)
From this reading *GIBSON, WILFRID WILSON.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading S. E. P. Sept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading *GIBBON, PERCEVAL.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading (1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. E. P. Sept.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (1879- .) (_See 1915 and 1916._) **Plain German.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading S. E. P. Sept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading *GIBSON, WILFRID WILSON.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading *GIBSON, WILFRID WILSON.
Chapter 34 of The best short stories of 1917, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 487 sentences, grouped into 98 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 34 holds 487 sentences of The best short stories of 1917, and, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 34 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 487 sentences, grouped into 98 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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