Chapter 2 of The best short stories of 1919, and is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The best short stories of 1919, and is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond. An amah brought him rice and tea. Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone. From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices. The voice of the great wife was loudest and shrillest.
Chapter 2 of The best short stories of 1919, and is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.”
superlative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “The voice of the great wife was loudest and shrillest.”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.”
a public toilet for men
From this reading “Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.”
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading “An amah brought him rice and tea.”
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading “From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.”
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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 From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else
From this reading An amah brought him rice and tea.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An amah brought him rice and tea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An amah brought him rice and tea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading An amah brought him rice and tea.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The voice of the great wife was loudest and shrillest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An amah brought him rice and tea.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
a social unit living together
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
superlative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading The voice of the great wife was loudest and shrillest.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
the force of workers available
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
a public toilet for men
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
not one, and not any
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading An amah brought him rice and tea.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones
From this reading From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice of the great wife was loudest and shrillest.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading An amah brought him rice and tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Foh-Kyung sat down at the men's table in the men's room beyond.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice of the great wife was loudest and shrillest.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Other men of the household there was none, and he ate his meal alone.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The voice of the great wife was loudest and shrillest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the women's room across the court came a shrill round of voices.
Chapter 2 of The best short stories of 1919, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 2 holds 392 sentences of The best short stories of 1919, and, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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