Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1919, and is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1919, and is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales. By Richard Le Gallienne. Touch. Dec. '18.
Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1919, and is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “Dec.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
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a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.”
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 “Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.”
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading “Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Touch.”
Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
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From this reading '18.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Richard Le Gallienne.
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From this reading Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading Dec.
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From this reading By Richard Le Gallienne.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading By Richard Le Gallienne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By Richard Le Gallienne.
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 Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Touch.
Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
From this reading Wilde, Oscar: Poet and Teller of Children's Tales.
Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1919, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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 27 holds 368 sentences of The best short stories of 1919, and, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1919, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 368 sentences, grouped into 74 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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