Chapter 2 of Lady Luck is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Lady Luck is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast. "Sho' is noble ham. Yo' sho' is de grandes' cook whut is. Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
Chapter 2 of Lady Luck is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.”
prepare a hot meal
From this reading “Yo' sho' is de grandes' cook whut is.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “"Sho' is noble ham.”
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading “Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “"Sho' is noble ham.”
slow and laborious because of weight
From this reading “The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.”
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
From this reading “The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.”
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In this reading “The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.”
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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 The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
prepare a hot meal
From this reading Yo' sho' is de grandes' cook whut is.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Yo' sho' is de grandes' cook whut is.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yo' sho' is de grandes' cook whut is.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading "Sho' is noble ham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sho' is noble ham.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
impressive in appearance
From this reading "Sho' is noble ham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
slow and laborious because of weight
From this reading The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sho' is noble ham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yo' sho' is de grandes' cook whut is.
an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
From this reading The following morning the Wildcat gorged himself on a ponderous breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wondeh how come ol' Honey Tone neveh 'spressed himse'f about yo'?"
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From this reading Yo' sho' is de grandes' cook whut is.
Chapter 2 of Lady Luck by Hugh Wiley holds 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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 192 sentences of Lady Luck, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Lady Luck by Hugh Wiley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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