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Emma McChesney and Co.
Emma McChesney and Co.

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Emma McChesney and Co. is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 2 of Emma McChesney and Co. by Edna Ferber holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 Emma McChesney and Co. contain?

Chapter 2 holds 241 sentences of Emma McChesney and Co., unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Emma McChesney and Co. by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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 Emma McChesney and Co.?

Work through the 49 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 49 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 Emma McChesney and Co.?

Yes. All 3862 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #453 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Emma McChesney and Co. is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #453, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Emma McChesney and Co. take to read?

About 321 minutes of reading across 773 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Emma McChesney and Co.

Words and structures a reader meets early in Emma McChesney and Co., each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Produced
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Charles
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Keller
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Version
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Cover illustration for Emma McChesney and Co.
Context Illustration Reading 1/49 · 5 lines
English subtitles · tap any word to listen 1 / 5
"I suppose you must be right, little woman.
You always are.
Dad was the founder of this business.
It was the pride of his life.
That word 'founder' has two meanings.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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Emma McChesney and Co.

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Emma McChesney and Co. is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"I suppose you must be right, little woman.
Line 2
You always are.
Line 3
Dad was the founder of this business.
Line 4
It was the pride of his life.
Line 5
That word 'founder' has two meanings.
All words in this reading · 26

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

always

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From this reading You always are.

are

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From this reading You always are.

be

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From this reading "I suppose you must be right, little woman.

business

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From this reading Dad was the founder of this business.

Dad

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From this reading Dad was the founder of this business.

founder

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From this reading Dad was the founder of this business.

has

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From this reading That word 'founder' has two meanings.

his

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From this reading It was the pride of his life.

I

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From this reading "I suppose you must be right, little woman.

It

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From this reading It was the pride of his life.

life

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From this reading It was the pride of his life.

little

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From this reading "I suppose you must be right, little woman.

meanings

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From this reading That word 'founder' has two meanings.

must

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From this reading "I suppose you must be right, little woman.

of

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From this reading Dad was the founder of this business.

pride

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From this reading It was the pride of his life.

right

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From this reading "I suppose you must be right, little woman.

suppose

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From this reading "I suppose you must be right, little woman.

That

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From this reading That word 'founder' has two meanings.

the

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From this reading Dad was the founder of this business.

this

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From this reading Dad was the founder of this business.

two

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From this reading That word 'founder' has two meanings.

was

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From this reading Dad was the founder of this business.

woman

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From this reading "I suppose you must be right, little woman.

word

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From this reading That word 'founder' has two meanings.

you

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From this reading "I suppose you must be right, little woman.