Chapter 10 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nothing...." She waited a moment: then she spoke.... "You have no feelings. When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one. I have never been able to do anything with you.
Chapter 10 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/100 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “I have never been able to do anything with you.”
any thing at all
From this reading “I have never been able to do anything with you.”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “"You have no feelings.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “She waited a moment: then she spoke....”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “She waited a moment: then she spoke....”
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading “When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “She waited a moment: then she spoke....”
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 She waited a moment: then she spoke....
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I have never been able to do anything with you.
any thing at all
From this reading I have never been able to do anything with you.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have never been able to do anything with you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading "You have no feelings.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have no feelings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have never been able to do anything with you.
a particular point in time
From this reading She waited a moment: then she spoke....
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have never been able to do anything with you.
not any; not one
From this reading "You have no feelings.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing...."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
above and across; more than
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She waited a moment: then she spoke....
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She waited a moment: then she spoke....
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She waited a moment: then she spoke....
a special situation
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She waited a moment: then she spoke....
at the time that
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading When you set out to do a thing, you will trample over every one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have never been able to do anything with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have no feelings.
Chapter 10 of The best short stories of 1920, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 500 sentences, grouped into 100 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 10 holds 500 sentences of The best short stories of 1920, and, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 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 500 sentences, grouped into 100 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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