Chapter 2 of It Pays to Smile is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of It Pays to Smile is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling. High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon! "You must not play with so serious a subject!" I said severely. "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
Chapter 2 of It Pays to Smile is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an experience that appalls
From this reading “Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.”
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading “Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “"And the young man is no relation of mine!"”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “"You must not play with so serious a subject!"”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “I said severely.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “"You must not play with so serious a subject!"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “"And the young man is no relation of mine!"”
In this reading “"You must not play with so serious a subject!"”
the latest possible moment
In this reading “High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!”
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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 High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
an experience that appalls
From this reading Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said severely.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must not play with so serious a subject!"
not any; not one
From this reading "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
participate in games or sport
From this reading "You must not play with so serious a subject!"
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said severely.
express in words
From this reading Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "You must not play with so serious a subject!"
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading I said severely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You must not play with so serious a subject!"
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading "You must not play with so serious a subject!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading High time, indeed, that she had a proper chaperon!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her innocence, not to say ignorance, was appalling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You must not play with so serious a subject!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must not play with so serious a subject!"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "And the young man is no relation of mine!"
Chapter 2 of It Pays to Smile by Nina Wilcox Putnam holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 398 sentences of It Pays to Smile, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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