Chapter 6 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 501 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 501 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why don't you get out?" "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else. Not money enough for a hall bedroom. This place belongs to me. The taxes are nothing.
Chapter 6 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 501 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or in or to any place
From this reading “"I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Not money enough for a hall bedroom.”
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “This place belongs to me.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Not money enough for a hall bedroom.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “"I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.”
and nothing more
From this reading “"I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.”
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading “The taxes are nothing.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not money enough for a hall bedroom.
at or in or to any place
From this reading "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The taxes are nothing.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Not money enough for a hall bedroom.
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading This place belongs to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why don't you get out?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not money enough for a hall bedroom.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Why don't you get out?"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Not money enough for a hall bedroom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This place belongs to me.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not money enough for a hall bedroom.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The taxes are nothing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why don't you get out?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This place belongs to me.
and nothing more
From this reading "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.
plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
From this reading The taxes are nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The taxes are nothing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This place belongs to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I simply haven't money enough to live anywhere else.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you get out?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why don't you get out?"
Chapter 6 of The best short stories of 1920, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 501 sentences, grouped into 101 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 6 holds 501 sentences of The best short stories of 1920, and, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of The best short stories of 1920, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 501 sentences, grouped into 101 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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