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Bab: A Sub-Deb
Bab: A Sub-Deb

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Bab: A Sub-Deb is here in full — 1446 sentences across 290 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Mary Roberts Rinehart • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 2 of Bab: A Sub-Deb by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 1446 sentences, grouped into 290 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 2 of Bab: A Sub-Deb contain?

Chapter 2 holds 1446 sentences of Bab: A Sub-Deb, unabridged, divided into 290 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Bab: A Sub-Deb by Mary Roberts Rinehart exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1446 sentences, grouped into 290 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.

How do I study chapter 2 of Bab: A Sub-Deb?

Work through the 290 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 290 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Bab: A Sub-Deb?

Yes. All 4364 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #366 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #366, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 363 minutes of reading across 873 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.
If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.
But as one's own family is neither celebrated nor interesting, there is no temptation to write about it.
As I met Mr. Reginald Beecher this summer, I have chosen him as my subject.
Brief history of the Subject: He was born in 1890 at Woodbury, N.
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Bab: A Sub-Deb

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Bab: A Sub-Deb is here in full — 1446 sentences across 290 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/290 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.
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If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.
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But as one's own family is neither celebrated nor interesting, there is no temptation to write about it.
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As I met Mr. Reginald Beecher this summer, I have chosen him as my subject.
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Brief history of the Subject: He was born in 1890 at Woodbury, N.
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1890

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a

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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about

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account

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and

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any

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as

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From this reading But as one's own family is neither celebrated nor interesting, there is no temptation to write about it.

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at

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From this reading Brief history of the Subject: He was born in 1890 at Woodbury, N.

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Beecher

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From this reading As I met Mr. Reginald Beecher this summer, I have chosen him as my subject.

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been

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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born

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Brief

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But

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From this reading But as one's own family is neither celebrated nor interesting, there is no temptation to write about it.

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celebrated

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celebrity

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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character

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From this reading If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.

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chosen

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From this reading As I met Mr. Reginald Beecher this summer, I have chosen him as my subject.

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do

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during

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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excepting

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From this reading If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.

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family

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From this reading If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.

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happened

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have

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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He

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From this reading Brief history of the Subject: He was born in 1890 at Woodbury, N.

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him

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From this reading As I met Mr. Reginald Beecher this summer, I have chosen him as my subject.

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history

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From this reading Brief history of the Subject: He was born in 1890 at Woodbury, N.

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I

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From this reading As I met Mr. Reginald Beecher this summer, I have chosen him as my subject.

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If

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From this reading If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.

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in

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From this reading Brief history of the Subject: He was born in 1890 at Woodbury, N.

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interesting

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From this reading If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.

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is

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From this reading But as one's own family is neither celebrated nor interesting, there is no temptation to write about it.

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it

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From this reading But as one's own family is neither celebrated nor interesting, there is no temptation to write about it.

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meet

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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meeting

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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met

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From this reading As I met Mr. Reginald Beecher this summer, I have chosen him as my subject.

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Mr

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my

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N

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neither

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no

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From this reading If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.

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nor

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From this reading But as one's own family is neither celebrated nor interesting, there is no temptation to write about it.

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of

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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one's

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From this reading If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.

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own

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From this reading If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.

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Reginald

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From this reading As I met Mr. Reginald Beecher this summer, I have chosen him as my subject.

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requested

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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subject

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From this reading As I met Mr. Reginald Beecher this summer, I have chosen him as my subject.

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summer

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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temptation

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the

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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there

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From this reading But as one's own family is neither celebrated nor interesting, there is no temptation to write about it.

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this

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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to

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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true

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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vacation

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veracious

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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was

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From this reading Brief history of the Subject: He was born in 1890 at Woodbury, N.

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We

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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with

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Woodbury

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would

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From this reading If no celebrity, any interesting character would do, excepting one's own family.

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write

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From this reading We have been requested to write, during this vacation, a true and veracious account of a meeting with any celebrity we happened to meet during the summer.

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