Chapter 14 of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, sampan,” Annice echoed him. “Will you or will you not get dressed?” “I will, when I have twelve minutes. It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.” Nevertheless, she rose.
Chapter 14 of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 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.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading ““Will you or will you not get dressed?””
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading ““Yes, sampan,” Annice echoed him.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.””
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading ““I will, when I have twelve minutes.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless, she rose.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “Nevertheless, she rose.”
an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
From this reading ““Yes, sampan,” Annice echoed him.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading ““I will, when I have twelve minutes.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.””
In this reading ““I will, when I have twelve minutes.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading “Yes, sampan,” Annice echoed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Will you or will you not get dressed?”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Yes, sampan,” Annice echoed him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Will you or will you not get dressed?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I will, when I have twelve minutes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Yes, sampan,” Annice echoed him.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will, when I have twelve minutes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I will, when I have twelve minutes.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, she rose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Will you or will you not get dressed?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Will you or will you not get dressed?”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Nevertheless, she rose.
an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
From this reading “Yes, sampan,” Annice echoed him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nevertheless, she rose.
carry out
From this reading It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It doesn’t, you know, take me three hours.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “I will, when I have twelve minutes.
at the time that
From this reading “I will, when I have twelve minutes.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you or will you not get dressed?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sampan,” Annice echoed him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you or will you not get dressed?”
Chapter 14 of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short by Edward J. (Edward Joseph) [Editor] O'Brien holds 500 sentences, grouped into 100 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 14 holds 500 sentences of The best short stories of 1922, and the yearbook of the American short, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 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 500 sentences, grouped into 100 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.
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