Short stories for esl students beginners pdf free download
by O. Henry
In the northern part of Austin there once dwelt an honest family by the name of Smothers. The family consisted of John Smothers, his wife, himself, their little daughter, five years of age, and her parents, making six people toward the population of the city when counted for a special write-up, but only three by actual count.
One night after supper the little girl was seized with a severe colic, and John Smothers hurried down town to get some medicine.
He never came back.
The little girl recovered and in time grew up to womanhood.
The mother grieved very much over her husband’s disappearance, and it was nearly three months before she married again, and moved to San Antonio.
The little girl also married in time, and after a few years had rolled around, she also had a little girl five years of age.
She still lived in the same house where they dwelt when her father had left and never returned.
One night by a remarkable coincidence her little girl was taken with cramp colic on the anniversary of the disappearance of John Smothers, who would now have been her grandfather if he had been alive and had a steady job.
Short stories for esl students beginners pdf
Short stories for esl students beginners pdf free download
“I will go downtown and get some medicine for her,” said John Smith (for it was none other than he whom she had married).
“No, no, dear John,” cried his wife. “You, too, might disappear forever, and then forget to come back.”
So John Smith did not go, and together they sat by the bedside of little Pansy (for that was Pansy’s name).
After a little Pansy seemed to grow worse, and John Smith again attempted to go for medicine, but his wife would not let him.
Suddenly the door opened, and an old man, stooped and bent, with long white hair, entered the room.
“Hello, here is grandpa,” said Pansy. She had recognized him before any of the others.
The old man drew a bottle of medicine from his pocket and gave Pansy a spoonful.
She got well immediately.
“I was a little late,” said John Smothers, “as I waited for a street car.”
Short stories for esl students beginners pdf free download
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Vocabulary
English | Pronunciation | Russian | Spanish | Indian | Chinese |
strange | [streɪnʤ] | чужой | extraño | अजीब | 奇怪 |
story | [‘stɔːrɪ] | повесть | historia | कहानी | 故事 |
northern | [‘nɔːð(ə)n] | северный | del Norte | उत्तरी | 北方 |
Austin | [‘ɔstɪn] | Остин Город в центральной части штата Техас, на р. Колорадо | nombre de la ciudad | शहर का नाम | 奧斯汀 |
dwell ( dwelt ) | [dwel] | жить, обитать | habitar | ध्यान केन्द्रित करना | 住 |
honest | [‘ɔnɪst ] | честный | honesto | ईमानदार | 誠實 |
toward | [tə’wɔːd] | в направлении | hacia | की ओर | 往 |
population | [ˌpɔpjə’leɪʃ(ə)n ] | (народо)население | población | आबादी | 人口 |
count (counted) | [kaunt] | вычисление | contar | गिनती | 計數 |
write-up | [ˌraɪt’ʌp] | хвалебная статья | redacción | लिखें | 寫上去 |
supper | [‘sʌpə] | ужин | cena | रात का खाना | 晚餐 |
Seize (seized) | [siːz] | схватить | aprovechar | को जब्त | 搶占 |
severe | [sɪ’vɪə] | строгий | grave | कठोर | 嚴重 |
colic | [‘kɔlɪk] | колика | cólico | उदरशूल | 絞痛 |
hurry (hurried) | [‘hʌrɪ] | торопить | prisa | जल्दी कीजिये | 匆忙 |
medicine | [‘medɪsɪn ] | медицина | medicina | दवा | 醫學 |
recover (recovered) | [rɪ’kʌvə] | вновь обретать | recuperar | की वसूली | 恢復 |
Grow (grew) | [grəu] | произрастать | Crecer | आगे बढ़ें | 增長 |
womanhood | [‘wumənhud] | женственность | edad madura de mujer | नारीत्व | 女大十八變 |
Grieve (grieved) | [griːv] | огорчать | afligirse | शोक | 悼 |
disappearance | [ˌdɪsə’pɪərəns] | исчезновение | desaparición | लापता होने के | 消失 |
nearly | [‘nɪəlɪ] | близко | casi | लगभग | 幾乎 |
Roll (rolled) | [rəul] | катиться | rodar | रोल | 滾 |
around | [ə’raund] | вокруг | alrededor | चारों ओर | 周圍 |
remarkable | [rɪ’mɑːkəbl] | замечательный | notable | असाधारण | 卓越 |
coincidence | [kəu’ɪn(t)sɪd(ə)n(t)s] | точное совпадение | coincidencia | संयोग | 巧合 |
cramp | [kræmp] | колики | calambre | ऐंठन | 抽筋 |
anniversary | [ˌænɪ’vɜːs(ə)rɪ] | годовщина | aniversario | सालगिरह | 週年 |
steady | [‘stedɪ] | устойчивый | estable | नियमित | 穩定 |
alive | [ə’laɪv] | живой | viva | ज़िंदा | 活 |
May (might) | [meɪ] | Выражает | Mayo | मई | 可能 |
disappear | [ˌdɪsə’pɪə] | исчезать | desaparecer | गायब होना | 消失 |
forever | [fə’revə] | навсегда | Siempre | सदैव | 永遠 |
bedside | [‘bedˌsaɪd] | место у кровати | cabecera | बेडसाइड | 床頭 |
worse | [wɜːs] | худший | peor | और भी बुरा | 更差 |
suddenly | [‘sʌd(ə)nlɪ] | вдруг | repentinamente | अचानक से | 突然 |
Stoop (stooped) | [stuːp] | наклонять | agacharse | बंदगी | 哈腰 |
bend | [bend] | сгибать | curva | झुकना | 彎曲 |
Recognize (recognized) | [‘rekəgnaɪz] | узнавать | reconocer | पहचानना | 認識 |
spoonful | [‘spuːnful] | полная ложка | cucharada | थोड़ी मात्रा | 一匙 |
immediately | [ɪ’miːdɪətlɪ] | немедленно | inmediatamente | हाथोंहाथ | 立即 |
wait | [weɪt] | ждать | Espere | रुकिए | 等待 |
Short stories for esl students beginners pdf free download