Chapter 26 of The best short stories of 1921, and is here in full — 532 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The best short stories of 1921, and is here in full — 532 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARQUIS, DON. (ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain. Marquis. 263. *Bubbles.
Chapter 26 of The best short stories of 1921, and is here in full — 532 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “(ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.”
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading “*Bubbles.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “(ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “MARQUIS, DON.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “MARQUIS, DON.”
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading “(ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “(ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.”
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From this reading (ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.
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From this reading 263.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading (ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.
plural of “bubble” — a hollow globule of gas (e.g., air or carbon dioxide)
From this reading *Bubbles.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading (ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading MARQUIS, DON.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading MARQUIS, DON.
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading (ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading (ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (ROBERT PERRY.) (1878- .) *Behind the Curtain.
Chapter 26 of The best short stories of 1921, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 532 sentences, grouped into 107 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 532 sentences of The best short stories of 1921, and, unabridged, divided into 107 reading sections.
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