Chapter 11 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I heard he was crazy. But I just saw an automobile go in here.” “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city. They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.” The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
Chapter 11 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 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.
past form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading “The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “But I just saw an automobile go in here.””
inflected form of “blur” — become glassy; lose clear vision
From this reading “The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.”
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading “The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading ““Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ““I heard he was crazy.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ““Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.””
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 “They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.””
In this reading “The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.”
In this reading ““Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.”
past form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But I just saw an automobile go in here.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading But I just saw an automobile go in here.”
inflected form of “blur” — become glassy; lose clear vision
From this reading The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I just saw an automobile go in here.”
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “I heard he was crazy.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
a boy or man
From this reading They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But I just saw an automobile go in here.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I heard he was crazy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard he was crazy.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading But I just saw an automobile go in here.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I heard he was crazy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I just saw an automobile go in here.”
and nothing more
From this reading But I just saw an automobile go in here.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
possessing material wealth
From this reading They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.”
cut with a saw
From this reading But I just saw an automobile go in here.”
express in words
From this reading They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, that’s his cousin or brother or something—lives in the city.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say he’s rich, and such a nice fellow.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I heard he was crazy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The two women ambled on, their chatter blurring with distance.
Chapter 11 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 11 holds 415 sentences of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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