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Happy Hawkins

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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"No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.
You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."
"It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.
Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."
But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.
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Happy Hawkins

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Happy Hawkins is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.
/noʊ aɪ ɡɑːt em ɔːl wɪpt aʊt naʊ ˈhæpi æn aɪ ˈrekən æt juː dɪd ɪt/
Line 2
You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."
Line 3
"It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.
Line 4
Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."
Line 5
But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Anyhow adverb US /ˈenihaʊ/

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading “Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."”

cook verb US /kʊk/

prepare a hot meal

From this reading “"It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.”

heap noun US /hiːp/

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading “Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."”

list verb US /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading “Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."”

neighbor noun US /ˈneɪbər/

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading “"It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.”

reckon verb US /ˈrekən/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading “"No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.”

resist verb US /rɪˈzɪst/

elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading “But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.”

whipped verb US /wɪpt/

inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading “"No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.”

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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 "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

ain't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

AnyhowadverbUS /ˈenihaʊ/

used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

comfortnounUS /ˈkʌmfərt/

a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

cookverbUS /kʊk/

prepare a hot meal

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

couldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

emnounUS /em/

a quad with a square body

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

heapnounUS /hiːp/

a collection of objects laid on top of each other

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

killin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

listverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

neighbornounUS /ˈneɪbər/

a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

no'th

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

onounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

renounUS /reɪ/

a rare heavy polyvalent metallic element that resembles manganese chemically and is used in some alloys; is obtained as a by-product in refining molybdenum

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

reckonverbUS /ˈrekən/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

resistverbUS /rɪˈzɪst/

elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading You 're the only man I ever met 'at I ain't once felt like killin'."

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Anyhow, you've been a heap o' comfort to me, an' anything I got is on your list too, don't you never forget it."

tuggin

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But just the same, as soon as I got up an' around again, I had a terrible tuggin' from the no'th an' I couldn't resist it.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

whippedverbUS /wɪpt/

inflected form of “whip” — beat severely with a whip or rod

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "No, I got 'em all whipped out now, Happy, an' I reckon 'at you did it.

you've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "It's pleasant to think o' what a good neighbor you've been all your life, cook; but I'm glad you've turned over since I met up with you.

Chapter 2 of Happy Hawkins by Robert Alexander Wason holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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