Chapter 11 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened. At Finisterre Joe's he'd get a drink. He tumbled in his pockets. Curse the luck! He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
Chapter 11 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 488 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!”
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading “But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.”
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading “He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.”
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading “But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.”
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “He tumbled in his pockets.”
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading “But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.”
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading “He tumbled in his pockets.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 At Finisterre Joe's he'd get a drink.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Finisterre Joe's he'd get a drink.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Curse the luck!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
take in liquids
From this reading At Finisterre Joe's he'd get a drink.
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Finisterre Joe's he'd get a drink.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At Finisterre Joe's he'd get a drink.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Finisterre Joe's he'd get a drink.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He tumbled in his pockets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Finisterre Joe's he'd get a drink.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Curse the luck!
past form of “near” — move towards
From this reading But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
plural of “pocket” — a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading He tumbled in his pockets.
past form of “quicken” — move faster
From this reading But as he neared Columbus Circle, his gait quickened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Curse the luck!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He'd given every cent of his afternoon earnings to doormen and pages and coat-room girls!
past form of “tumble” — fall down, as if collapsing
From this reading He tumbled in his pockets.
Chapter 11 of The best short stories of 1920, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 488 sentences, grouped into 98 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 11 holds 488 sentences of The best short stories of 1920, and, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 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 488 sentences, grouped into 98 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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