Chapter 2 of Happy is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Happy is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I turned to Crip. He was speechless. Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also. “It is strange,” he said. “I do not understand it.
Chapter 2 of Happy is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in addition
From this reading “Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.”
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading “Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.”
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading “He was speechless.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading ““It is strange,” he said.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading ““I do not understand it.”
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In this reading “Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.”
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in addition
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I turned to Crip.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I do not understand it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was speechless.
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned to Crip.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is strange,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I do not understand it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is strange,” he said.
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading He was speechless.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “It is strange,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I turned to Crip.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned to Crip.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I do not understand it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was speechless.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Immediately we started back to our cell, for it was henceforth to be his also.
Chapter 2 of Happy by Walter Flavius McCaleb holds 428 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 428 sentences of Happy, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Happy by Walter Flavius McCaleb exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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