Chapter 32 of The best short stories of 1921, and is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The best short stories of 1921, and is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FITZGERALD, HENRY. (_See 1915._) Tale of the Chase. S.S. Sept. (105.) FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.
Chapter 32 of The best short stories of 1921, and is here in full — 572 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “c” — a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading “FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “(_See 1915._) Tale of the Chase.”
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading “FITZGERALD, HENRY.”
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 “FITZGERALD, HENRY.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “S.S. Sept.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “(_See 1915._) Tale of the Chase.”
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From this reading (105.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_See 1915._) Tale of the Chase.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.
possessive form of “c” — a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading (_See 1915._) Tale of the Chase.
English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883)
From this reading FITZGERALD, HENRY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.
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 FITZGERALD, HENRY.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (_See 1915._) Tale of the Chase.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S.S. Sept.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading (_See 1915._) Tale of the Chase.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading S.S. Sept.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading (_See 1915._) Tale of the Chase.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (_See 1915._) Tale of the Chase.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading FITZHERBERT, N.V. A B C's of a Man.
Chapter 32 of The best short stories of 1921, and by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 572 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 32 holds 572 sentences of The best short stories of 1921, and, unabridged, divided into 115 reading sections.
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