Chapter 3 of Happy is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Happy is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip. “What’s the matter?” he inquired. “Nothing much. We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies. There he lies on the ground.”
Chapter 3 of Happy is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.”
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading “We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading ““What’s the matter?” he inquired.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “There he lies on the ground.””
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.”
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.”
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In this reading “I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.”
In this reading “There he lies on the ground.””
without delay or immediately
In this reading “I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.”
In this reading “There he lies on the ground.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading There he lies on the ground.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What’s the matter?” he inquired.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “What’s the matter?” he inquired.
and nothing more
From this reading We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading There he lies on the ground.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter?” he inquired.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Nothing much.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There he lies on the ground.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter?” he inquired.
at the time that
From this reading I was quite out of breath, and stood panting on the spot, when, lo! from the clouds dropped Crip.
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading We’ve just captured a great worm—one of our enemies.
Chapter 3 of Happy by Walter Flavius McCaleb holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 418 sentences of Happy, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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