Chapter 24 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms. Doubleday, Page. _Morrison, Arthur._ *Tales of Mean Streets. Goodman. _Noyes, Alfred._ *Walking Shadows.
Chapter 24 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “_Noyes, Alfred._ *Walking Shadows.”
(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
From this reading “_Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms.”
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
From this reading “Goodman.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
English poet (1880-1958)
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading “_Noyes, Alfred._ *Walking Shadows.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “_Morrison, Arthur._ *Tales of Mean Streets.”
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.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading _Noyes, Alfred._ *Walking Shadows.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading _Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading _Morrison, Arthur._ *Tales of Mean Streets.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms.
(ancient Rome) the leader of 100 soldiers
From this reading _Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubleday, Page.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading _Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms.
United States clarinetist who in 1934 formed a big band (including black as well as white musicians) and introduced a kind of jazz known as swing (1909-1986)
From this reading Goodman.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading _Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading _Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _Morrison, Arthur._ *Tales of Mean Streets.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading _Morgan, Captain J. H._ (“Centurion.”) *Gentlemen at Arms.
United States rock singer (1943-1971)
From this reading _Morrison, Arthur._ *Tales of Mean Streets.
English poet (1880-1958)
From this reading _Noyes, Alfred._ *Walking Shadows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Morrison, Arthur._ *Tales of Mean Streets.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Doubleday, Page.
plural of “shadow” — shade within clear boundaries
From this reading _Noyes, Alfred._ *Walking Shadows.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Morrison, Arthur._ *Tales of Mean Streets.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _Morrison, Arthur._ *Tales of Mean Streets.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading _Noyes, Alfred._ *Walking Shadows.
Chapter 24 of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 24 holds 418 sentences of The Best Short Stories of 1918, and the Yearbook of the American Short, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 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 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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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