Chapter 10 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head. “I want you to see the hall,” she said. “Isn’t it _chic_?... And the bedrooms. The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
Chapter 10 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “And the bedrooms.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.””
elegant and stylish
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.””
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.”
a strong line
From this reading “She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading And the bedrooms.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
elegant and stylish
From this reading “Isn’t it _chic_?...
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “I want you to see the hall,” she said.
plural of “hat” — headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I want you to see the hall,” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Isn’t it _chic_?...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Isn’t it _chic_?...
go away from a place
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
the force of workers available
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
above and across; more than
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
a strong line
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I want you to see the hall,” she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I want you to see the hall,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want you to see the hall,” she said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She stood up, reached for the rope of pearls, and slipped them over her head.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want you to see the hall,” she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The men will leave their hats in the south chamber—my room—in here; and the women will have the other—this one.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I want you to see the hall,” she said.
Chapter 10 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 409 sentences of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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