Chapter 2 of Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, I'm glad to see you, too." Another murmur. "How do you expect me to show it?" A murmur. "Don't be absurd, Ranny."
Chapter 2 of Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “"Don't be absurd, Ranny."”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Another murmur.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “"How do you expect me to show it?"”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"Oh, I'm glad to see you, too."”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Another murmur.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"Oh, I'm glad to see you, too."”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"How do you expect me to show it?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A murmur.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading "Don't be absurd, Ranny."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another murmur.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be absurd, Ranny."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you expect me to show it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be absurd, Ranny."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "How do you expect me to show it?"
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad to see you, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you expect me to show it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad to see you, too."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How do you expect me to show it?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How do you expect me to show it?"
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Another murmur.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad to see you, too."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be absurd, Ranny."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad to see you, too."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "How do you expect me to show it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad to see you, too."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad to see you, too."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, I'm glad to see you, too."
Chapter 2 of Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance by Alice Duer Miller holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 425 sentences of Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Come Out of the Kitchen! A Romance by Alice Duer Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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