Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1921, and is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1921, and is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUDSON, W.H. ( - .) (_See 1920._) ***Dead Man's Plack. Hudson. 3. *Friendly Rat.
Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1921, and is here in full — 571 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “( - .) (_See 1920._) ***Dead Man's Plack.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “*Friendly Rat.”
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading “HUDSON, W.H.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “( - .) (_See 1920._) ***Dead Man's Plack.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “*Friendly Rat.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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From this reading ( - .) (_See 1920._) ***Dead Man's Plack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 3.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ( - .) (_See 1920._) ***Dead Man's Plack.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading *Friendly Rat.
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 HUDSON, W.H.
a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century
From this reading HUDSON, W.H.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ( - .) (_See 1920._) ***Dead Man's Plack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ( - .) (_See 1920._) ***Dead Man's Plack.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading *Friendly Rat.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ( - .) (_See 1920._) ***Dead Man's Plack.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading HUDSON, W.H.
Chapter 27 of The best short stories of 1921, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 571 sentences, grouped into 115 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 571 sentences of The best short stories of 1921, and, unabridged, divided into 115 reading sections.
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