Chapter 28 of Turns About Town is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Turns About Town is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000! IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES! _You_ have a story. We want to read it. Every human life has one great story in it.
Chapter 28 of Turns About Town is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “Every human life has one great story in it.”
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading “FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!”
plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES!”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading “IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES!”
plural of “story” — 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 “IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES!”
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 “FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!”
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In this reading “Every human life has one great story in it.”
a prose narrative shorter than a novel
In this reading “IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES!”
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From this reading FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every human life has one great story in it.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Every human life has one great story in it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every human life has one great story in it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _You_ have a story.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Every human life has one great story in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We want to read it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Every human life has one great story in it.
creative writing of recognized artistic value
From this reading FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every human life has one great story in it.
plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES!
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading We want to read it.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES!
plural of “story” — 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 IN PRIZES FOR SHORT STORIES!
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 FAME: A STORY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE $10,000!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We want to read it.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading We want to read it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We want to read it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _You_ have a story.
Chapter 28 of Turns About Town by Robert Cortes Holliday holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 28 holds 428 sentences of Turns About Town, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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