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 …
Play Possum 1100 Words Play Possum 1100 Words /pleɪ – ˈpɑːsəm/ to pretend to be dead or asleep so that someone or a dangerous animal will not kill, eat or hurt you, feign unconsciousness or death, feign ignorance, act apparent death: Apparent death, colloquially known as playing dead, feigning death, or playing possum, is a …
Lethal 1100 Words You Need Lethal 1100 Words You Need /ˈliː.θəl/ (adj) extremely dangerous and causing death, deadly, terminal, killing, fatal, mortal, poisonous, virulent, harmful, toxic, disastrous, ruinous, malignant: Non-lethal weapons, also called less-lethal weapons, are weapons intended to be less likely to kill a living target than conventional weapons such as knives and firearms. …
Condolence 1100 Words You Need Condolence 1100 Words You Need /kənˈdəʊ.lənts/ (noun) showing sympathy and sadness to someone who has recently lost one of their dear friends or family members, sympathetic message over death, sympathy, commiseration, comfort, pity, concern: That kind letter of condolence from Rebecca’s colleagues could make it easier for her to deal …
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 …