Chapter 2 of Fables in Slang is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Fables in Slang is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You don't have to. I give it to you anyway. As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also. The Alimony will be $25 per." "Thanks."
Chapter 2 of Fables in Slang is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
From this reading “The Alimony will be $25 per."”
in addition
From this reading “As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “I give it to you anyway.”
issue a decree
From this reading “As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I give it to you anyway.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.”
for each
From this reading “The Alimony will be $25 per."”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"Thanks."”
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From this reading The Alimony will be $25 per."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
From this reading The Alimony will be $25 per."
in addition
From this reading As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading I give it to you anyway.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Alimony will be $25 per."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.
issue a decree
From this reading As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't have to.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I give it to you anyway.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You don't have to.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I give it to you anyway.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I give it to you anyway.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.
for each
From this reading The Alimony will be $25 per."
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "Thanks."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Alimony will be $25 per."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You don't have to.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading As for you, Mrs. Botts, I will give you a Decree also.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't have to.
Chapter 2 of Fables in Slang by George Ade holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 435 sentences of Fables in Slang, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Fables in Slang by George Ade exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Work through the 87 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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