Chapter 35 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 516 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 516 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
#Hanford, Helen Ellwanger.# **Willow Pond. Atl. Mar. (125:363.) *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
Chapter 35 of The best short stories of 1920, and is here in full — 516 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading “*#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.”
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading “*#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “*#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “#Hanford, Helen Ellwanger.# **Willow Pond.”
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 “*#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.”
make imperfect
From this reading “Mar.”
a small lake
From this reading “#Hanford, Helen Ellwanger.# **Willow Pond.”
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading “#Hanford, Helen Ellwanger.# **Willow Pond.”
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From this reading (125:363.)
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From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
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From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
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From this reading (125:363.)
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
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From this reading Atl.
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field of art or philosophy
From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
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From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
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From this reading #Hanford, Helen Ellwanger.# **Willow Pond.
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 *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
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From this reading #Hanford, Helen Ellwanger.# **Willow Pond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading #Hanford, Helen Ellwanger.# **Willow Pond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
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 *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
make imperfect
From this reading Mar.
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 *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
a small lake
From this reading #Hanford, Helen Ellwanger.# **Willow Pond.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading *#Hannay, Canon James O.# _See_ "#Birmingham, George A.#" *#Haraucourt, Edmond.# (1856- .) (_See 1918._) (_H._) Dies Iræ.
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading #Hanford, Helen Ellwanger.# **Willow Pond.
Chapter 35 of The best short stories of 1920, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 516 sentences, grouped into 104 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.
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