Chapter 28 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 28 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.
BACON, JOSEPHINE DASKAM. (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate. S. E. P. March 15. (5.) Girl Who Stepped Along. L. H. J. Feb.
Chapter 28 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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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “(5.) Girl Who Stepped Along.”
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading “BACON, JOSEPHINE DASKAM.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “(1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “L. H. J. Feb.”
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “(1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.”
a young female
From this reading “(5.) Girl Who Stepped Along.”
march in a procession
From this reading “S. E. P. March 15.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “(5.) Girl Who Stepped Along.”
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S. E. P. March 15.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (5.) Girl Who Stepped Along.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading (5.) Girl Who Stepped Along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
From this reading BACON, JOSEPHINE DASKAM.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACON, JOSEPHINE DASKAM.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading S. E. P. March 15.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading L. H. J. Feb.
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
a young female
From this reading (5.) Girl Who Stepped Along.
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 (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
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 L. H. J. Feb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACON, JOSEPHINE DASKAM.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. H. J. Feb.
march in a procession
From this reading S. E. P. March 15.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading S. E. P. March 15.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. E. P. March 15.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (1876- .) (_See 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918._) (_H._) Film of Fate.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading (5.) Girl Who Stepped Along.
which person or people
From this reading (5.) Girl Who Stepped Along.
Chapter 28 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 28 holds 392 sentences of The best short stories of 1919, and, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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