An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge by Ambrose Bierce Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama, looking down into the swift water twenty feet below. The man’s hands were behind his back, the wrists bound with a cord. A…
Mortality 1100 Words You Need Mortality 1100 Words You Need /mɔːˈtæl.ə.ti/ (noun) the condition of not being able to live forever, humanity, transience, impermanence, death, certainty to die the number of deaths in a particular place and in a particular period of time, death toll, death rate, fatality rate, fatalities, loss of life Worldwide, life…
The Story of an Hour The Story of an Hour “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin was originally published in Vogue in December 6, 1894. It is in the public domain and was accessed through Wikisource. Knowing that Mrs. Mallard was afflicted with a heart trouble, great care was taken to break to her as…
The Last Leaf by O. Henry The Last Leaf by O. Henry Available in the public domain through Gutenberg Project In a little district west of Washington Square the streets have run crazy and broken themselves into small strips called “places.” These “places” make strange angles and curves. One Street crosses itself a time or…
The Fly by Katherine Mansfield The Fly by Katherine Mansfield Available in the public domain through Gutenberg Project ‘Y’are very snug in here,’ piped old Mr. Woodifield, and peered out of the great, green-leather armchair by his friend the boss’s desk as a baby peers out of its pram. His talk was over; it was…
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Available in the public domain at: https://www.gutenberg.org/ TRUE!-NERVOUS–very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses–not destroyed–not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven…
English Question about Untimely Death English Question about Untimely Death What if you had to choose the 10 people who would die? Would you rather have someone else in the group make the decision even though you might be picked to die? Please respond to this question in the interactive comment form below to have a…
Perish Perish (verb) /ˈper.ɪʃ/ to die or be destroyed, disappear, pass away, expire, depart this life, succumb, decease Dozens of people perished in the powerful earthquake. Antonyms: live, survive Adjective: perishing
Depart Depart (verb) /dɪˈpɑːt/ US /-ˈpɑːrt/ to go away and leave a place, set off, start out, set forth, start out, go away, recede, quit – die, pass away, perish, depart this live, succumb – change, vary, digress, deviate He picked up his backpack and departed for the city. Antonyms: arrive, return, stick to Noun:…
Morgue Morgue (noun) /mɔːg/ US /mɔːrg/ a special room or building in a hospital or municipal government where dead bodies are kept at a low temperature – a dismal and gloomy place – mortuary – funeral parlor – funeral home: The corpse in the fatal car accident was kept in the morgue for further accurate…