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The American Credo A Contribution Toward
The American Credo A Contribution Toward

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The American Credo A Contribution Toward is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By George Jean Nathan • Curated US English Learning Edition
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Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.
Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.
Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.
Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.
Sec.83 That onion breath may be promptly removed by eating a little parsley.
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The American Credo A Contribution Toward

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The American Credo A Contribution Toward is here in full — 411 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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Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.
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Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.
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Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.
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Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.
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Sec.83 That onion breath may be promptly removed by eating a little parsley.

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gratis adjective US /ˈɡrætəs/

costing nothing

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hanged verb US /hæŋd/

past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading “Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.”

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Masons noun US /ˈmeɪsənz/

plural of “mason” — American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

From this reading “Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.”

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Morgan noun US /ˈmɔːrɡən/

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading “Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.”

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onion noun US /ˈʌnjən/

the bulb of an onion plant

From this reading “Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.”

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parsley noun US /ˈpɑːrsli/

annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves

From this reading “Sec.83 That onion breath may be promptly removed by eating a little parsley.”

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peanuts noun US /ˈpiːnəts/

an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount

From this reading “Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.”

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Sec noun US /sek/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading “Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.”

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79

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From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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80

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From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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81

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From this reading Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.

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82

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From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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83

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From this reading Sec.83 That onion breath may be promptly removed by eating a little parsley.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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breathnounUS /breθ/

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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cannot

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From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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drinkingnounUS /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/

the act of consuming liquids

From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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eatingnounUS /ˈiːtɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading Sec.83 That onion breath may be promptly removed by eating a little parsley.

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fruitnounUS /fruːt/

the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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gratisadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəs/

costing nothing

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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hangedverbUS /hæŋd/

past form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.

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JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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MasonsnounUS /ˈmeɪsənz/

plural of “mason” — American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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membernounUS /ˈmembər/

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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milknounUS /mɪlk/

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.

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muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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onionnounUS /ˈʌnjən/

the bulb of an onion plant

From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.

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parsleynounUS /ˈpɑːrsli/

annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves

From this reading Sec.83 That onion breath may be promptly removed by eating a little parsley.

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peanutsnounUS /ˈpiːnəts/

an insignificant sum of money; a trifling amount

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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policemannounUS /pəˈliːsmən/

a member of a police force

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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PresidentnounUS /ˈprezədent/

an executive officer of a firm or corporation

From this reading Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.

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promptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/

with little or no delay

From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.

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removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Sec.82 That onion breath may be promptly removed by drinking a little milk.

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SecnounUS /sek/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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standsnounUS /stændz/

plural of “stand” — a support or foundation

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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StatesnounUS /steɪts/

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.

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street-corner

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From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Sec.79 That a member of the Masons cannot be hanged.

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UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading Sec.81 That the real President of the United States is J. P. Morgan.

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wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading Sec.80 That a policeman can eat _gratis_ as much fruit and as many peanuts off the street-corner stands as he wants.

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Chapter 2 of The American Credo A Contribution Toward by George Jean Nathan holds 411 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.

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