Chapter 23 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
#Huneker, James Gibbons.# Henry James. Book. (N. Y.) May. (51:364.) Huneker, James Gibbons.
Chapter 23 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Book.”
plural of “gibbon” — English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading “#Huneker, James Gibbons.# Henry James.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “#Huneker, James Gibbons.# Henry James.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “#Huneker, James Gibbons.# Henry James.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “(N. Y.) May.”
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From this reading (51:364.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (51:364.)
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Book.
plural of “gibbon” — English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
From this reading #Huneker, James Gibbons.# Henry James.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading #Huneker, James Gibbons.# Henry James.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #Huneker, James Gibbons.# Henry James.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading #Huneker, James Gibbons.# Henry James.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading (N. Y.) May.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading (N. Y.) May.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading (N. Y.) May.
Chapter 23 of The best short stories of 1920, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 503 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 23 holds 503 sentences of The best short stories of 1920, and, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 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 503 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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