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Chapter 3 of Happy Days for Boys and Girls is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this. It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering. Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak. "No mother!" said I, in tones of pity. "No, ma'am; he hasn't any mother.
Chapter 3 of Happy Days for Boys and Girls is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.”
during the time that
From this reading “My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.”
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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 It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
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From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
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From this reading "No, ma'am; he hasn't any mother.
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From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
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From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
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From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
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From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
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From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, ma'am; he hasn't any mother.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No, ma'am; he hasn't any mother.
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From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No mother!" said I, in tones of pity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No mother!" said I, in tones of pity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, ma'am; he hasn't any mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No mother!" said I, in tones of pity.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
not any; not one
From this reading "No mother!" said I, in tones of pity.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No mother!" said I, in tones of pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No mother!" said I, in tones of pity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a very sad little face, thin and colorless, not bold and vicious, but timid and having a look of patient suffering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
during the time that
From this reading My eyes rested on the child's face while my boy said this.
which person or people
From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harvey held him firmly by the hand with the air of one who bravely protects the weak.
