Chapter 26 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 509 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 509 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus. Henry B. 76. *Church with an Overshot Wheel. Edgar.
Chapter 26 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 509 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading “"#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “*Church with an Overshot Wheel.”
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading “Edgar.”
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 “"#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.”
having an upper part projecting beyond the lower
From this reading “*Church with an Overshot Wheel.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “"#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.”
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading “"#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “*Church with an Overshot Wheel.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 76.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading *Church with an Overshot Wheel.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Henry B.
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
From this reading "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading *Church with an Overshot Wheel.
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading Edgar.
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 "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
having an upper part projecting beyond the lower
From this reading *Church with an Overshot Wheel.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading *Church with an Overshot Wheel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "#Henry, O.#" (#William Sydney Porter.#) (1867-1910.) (_See 1918._) ***Cactus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading *Church with an Overshot Wheel.
Chapter 26 of The best short stories of 1920, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 509 sentences, grouped into 102 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 26 holds 509 sentences of The best short stories of 1920, and, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.
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