Chapter 16 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends. Corey silent! Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change. Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose. Corey had never been that.
Chapter 16 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading “Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.”
approval
From this reading “Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.”
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
From this reading “Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.”
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading “Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.”
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.”
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In this reading “Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.”
In this reading “Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.”
In this reading “Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.”
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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 Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Corey had never been that.
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Corey silent!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.
approval
From this reading Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Corey had never been that.
only a very short time before
From this reading Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Corey had never been that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Remembering him, one could hardly credit that change.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then there was something a little peculiar in so silent a man having so many friends.
at the time that
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Burke qualified that by saying that when he used the word silent, he didn’t in any sense mean morose.
Chapter 16 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 411 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.
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