Chapter 5 of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short is here in full — 516 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short is here in full — 516 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Will you give me a drink?” “Yes. It’s hot today, ain’t it? Come right in. You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.”
Chapter 5 of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short is here in full — 516 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take in liquids
From this reading ““Will you give me a drink?””
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading ““Will you give me a drink?””
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “It’s hot today, ain’t it?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Come right in.”
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.””
the present time or age
From this reading “It’s hot today, ain’t it?”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.””
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Will you give me a drink?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s hot today, ain’t it?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come right in.
take in liquids
From this reading “Will you give me a drink?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Will you give me a drink?”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It’s hot today, ain’t it?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come right in.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s hot today, ain’t it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s hot today, ain’t it?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you give me a drink?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading Come right in.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.”
the present time or age
From this reading It’s hot today, ain’t it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading You must be tuckered out walking in the sun.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you give me a drink?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you give me a drink?”
Chapter 5 of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short 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.
Chapter 5 holds 516 sentences of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 516 sentences, grouped into 104 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 104 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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