Chapter 1 of Happy Island: A New "Uncle William" Story is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Happy Island: A New "Uncle William" Story is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
New York The Century Co. “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun.... In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.” THE sunlight got in Uncle William’s eyes. He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
Chapter 1 of Happy Island: A New "Uncle William" Story is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of 100 years
From this reading “New York The Century Co.”
for the most time
From this reading “In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.””
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading “He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “THE sunlight got in Uncle William’s eyes.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.””
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.””
not necessarily inaudible but not heard
From this reading “In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.””
possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.”
seek information from
In this reading “He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
a period of 100 years
From this reading New York The Century Co.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York The Century Co.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
opinion or judgment
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading THE sunlight got in Uncle William’s eyes.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
for the most time
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
engage in
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
make a map of; show or establish the features of details of
From this reading He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York The Century Co.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
the rays of the sun
From this reading THE sunlight got in Uncle William’s eyes.
the rays of the sun
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York The Century Co.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading THE sunlight got in Uncle William’s eyes.
not necessarily inaudible but not heard
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He looked up from the map spread on the table before him.
which person or people
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
possessive form of “williams” — United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading THE sunlight got in Uncle William’s eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In tune with all the children who laugh best And longest through the sunshine, though far off Their laughter, and unheard.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York The Century Co.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “To make the young world move—He has eyes, And ears, and he can read the sun....
Chapter 1 of Happy Island: A New "Uncle William" Story by Jennette Lee holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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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