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Dear Enemy
Dear Enemy

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Dear Enemy is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Jean Webster • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 2 of Dear Enemy by Jean Webster holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 Dear Enemy contain?

Chapter 2 holds 183 sentences of Dear Enemy, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Dear Enemy by Jean Webster exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 Dear Enemy?

Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 37 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.

Questions about reading Dear Enemy

Common questions about reading Dear Enemy by Jean Webster on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of Dear Enemy?

Yes. All 4150 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #238 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Dear Enemy is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #238, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Dear Enemy take to read?

About 345 minutes of reading across 830 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Dear Enemy

Words and structures a reader meets early in Dear Enemy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

December
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Letter
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Twice
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Amazement
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But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?
You wouldn't be seeing me in any case.
Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.
And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.
Therefore, most difficult of men, please be appeased.
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Dear Enemy

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Dear Enemy is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?
Line 2
You wouldn't be seeing me in any case.
Line 3
Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.
Line 4
And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.
Line 5
Therefore, most difficult of men, please be appeased.
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a

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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add

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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admires

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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And

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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any

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From this reading You wouldn't be seeing me in any case.

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appeased

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From this reading Therefore, most difficult of men, please be appeased.

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are

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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as

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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ask

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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asylum

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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be

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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But

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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case

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From this reading You wouldn't be seeing me in any case.

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comfort

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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difficult

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From this reading Therefore, most difficult of men, please be appeased.

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far

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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for

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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from

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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further

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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fuss

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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Grier

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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hair

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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Home

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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I

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in

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From this reading You wouldn't be seeing me in any case.

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is

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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John

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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making

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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man

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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may

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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me

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From this reading You wouldn't be seeing me in any case.

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men

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From this reading Therefore, most difficult of men, please be appeased.

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most

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From this reading Therefore, most difficult of men, please be appeased.

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neighborhood

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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no

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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of

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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please

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From this reading Therefore, most difficult of men, please be appeased.

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quite

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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red

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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seeing

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From this reading You wouldn't be seeing me in any case.

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several

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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should

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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such

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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that

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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the

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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there

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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Therefore

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From this reading Therefore, most difficult of men, please be appeased.

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this

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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Washington

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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whereas

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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who

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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why

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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will

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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Worcester

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From this reading Worcester is quite as far from Washington as the John Grier Home.

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wouldn't

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From this reading You wouldn't be seeing me in any case.

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you

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From this reading But why, may I ask, should you be making such a fuss?

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your

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From this reading And I will add, for your further comfort, that whereas there is no man in the neighborhood of this asylum who admires red hair, in Worcester there are several.

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