Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
#Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory. Laselle. 133. #Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man. Holmes.
Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 550 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
From this reading “#Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “#Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man.”
a state of high honor
From this reading “#Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “Holmes.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “#Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “#Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “#Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.”
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading “#Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man.”
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From this reading 133.
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From this reading #Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man.
German dramatist and poet who developed a style of epic theater (1898-1956)
From this reading #Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading #Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man.
a state of high honor
From this reading #Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading Holmes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laselle.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading #Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading #Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading #Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading #Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man.
a course of conduct
From this reading #Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #Pulver, Mary Brecht.# (1883- .) ***Path of Glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading #Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man.
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading #Putnam, George Palmer.# (1887- .) ***Sixth Man.
Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1920, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 550 sentences, grouped into 110 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 27 holds 550 sentences of The best short stories of 1920, and, unabridged, divided into 110 reading sections.
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