Chapter 2 of Neighborhood Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Neighborhood Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.” “Charity,” I says over, meditative. “How do you mean, Silas?” “How do I mean?” says Silas, snappy. “Don’t you know your Bible, woman?”
Chapter 2 of Neighborhood Stories is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading ““Don’t you know your Bible, woman?””
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading “EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.””
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading “EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““How do you mean, Silas?””
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading ““Charity,” I says over, meditative.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ““Charity,” I says over, meditative.”
apt to speak irritably
From this reading ““How do I mean?” says Silas, snappy.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.””
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In this reading “EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.””
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the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “Don’t you know your Bible, woman?”
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “How do you mean, Silas?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you know your Bible, woman?”
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How do you mean, Silas?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Charity,” I says over, meditative.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Don’t you know your Bible, woman?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “How do you mean, Silas?”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading “Charity,” I says over, meditative.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Charity,” I says over, meditative.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Charity,” I says over, meditative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
term of address for a man
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
apt to speak irritably
From this reading “How do I mean?” says Silas, snappy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Don’t you know your Bible, woman?”
an affirmative
From this reading EXIT CHARITY “Yes, sir,” said Silas Sykes, “we got to get some charity goin’ in this town.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How do you mean, Silas?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you know your Bible, woman?”
Chapter 2 of Neighborhood Stories by Zona Gale holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 414 sentences of Neighborhood Stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Neighborhood Stories by Zona Gale exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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