Chapter 2 of Sylvia Arden Decides is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Sylvia Arden Decides is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are they really a reason? I love the kiddies and they like me. Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them. Why should it?" "Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.
Chapter 2 of Sylvia Arden Decides is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a damage or loss
From this reading “Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.”
an unjust act
From this reading “Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.”
plural of “kiddy” — informal term for a young child
From this reading “I love the kiddies and they like me.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.”
on the contrary
From this reading “"Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"Are they really a reason?”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “"Are they really a reason?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.”
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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 "Are they really a reason?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I love the kiddies and they like me.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are they really a reason?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
a damage or loss
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I love the kiddies and they like me.
an unjust act
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
plural of “kiddy” — informal term for a young child
From this reading I love the kiddies and they like me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I love the kiddies and they like me.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love the kiddies and they like me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I love the kiddies and they like me.
not any; not one
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.
on the contrary
From this reading "Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Are they really a reason?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "Are they really a reason?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should it?"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I love the kiddies and they like me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Are they really a reason?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should it?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Surely it would be no injustice nor detriment to them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not to them--rather to you--to any man I married.
Chapter 2 of Sylvia Arden Decides by Margaret Piper Chalmers holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 427 sentences of Sylvia Arden Decides, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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