Chapter 2 of Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet. Thats nothin to do with furniture, Mable. Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done. The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin. You could hear it escape or see it or smell it.
Chapter 2 of Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading “Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “You could hear it escape or see it or smell it.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “Thats nothin to do with furniture, Mable.”
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading “The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “You could hear it escape or see it or smell it.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
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From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thats nothin to do with furniture, Mable.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done.
half the width of an em
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading You could hear it escape or see it or smell it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading Thats nothin to do with furniture, Mable.
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading You could hear it escape or see it or smell it.
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From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done.
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From this reading Thats nothin to do with furniture, Mable.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thats nothin to do with furniture, Mable.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You could hear it escape or see it or smell it.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You could hear it escape or see it or smell it.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading You could hear it escape or see it or smell it.
express in words
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thats nothin to do with furniture, Mable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Im goin to put on my mask an have my pictur took en cabinet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done.
at the time that
From this reading Its the French for what its goin to look like when its done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thats nothin to do with furniture, Mable.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The gas fello said the other day that gas was perfectly safe cause you could always tell when it was comin.
Chapter 2 of Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie by Edward Streeter holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 387 sentences of Dere Mable: Love Letters of a Rookie, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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