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Happy Jack

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Happy Jack is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.
To do our bit like soldiers true It's up to me and up to you.
_Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.
It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.
You see they were quarreling.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Happy Jack

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Happy Jack is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/6 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.
Line 2
To do our bit like soldiers true It's up to me and up to you.
Line 3
_Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.
/ˈhæpi dʒæk tuː ˈæŋɡri ˈlɪtəl ˈpiːpəl wɜːr ˈmeɪkɪŋ ə ˈdredfəl nɔɪz ɪn ðə ɡriːn ˈfɔːrəst/
Line 4
It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.
/ɪt wɑːz ə ˈbjuːtəfəl ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ə ˈveri ˈbjuːtəfəl fɔːl ˈmɔːrnɪŋ bʌt ɔːl ðə ˈbjuːti ʌv ɪt wɑːz ˈbiːɪŋ spɔɪld baɪ ðə ˈdredfəl nɔɪz ðiːz tuː ˈlɪtəl ˈpiːpəl/
Line 5
You see they were quarreling.
/juː siː ðeɪ wɜːr ˈkwɑːrəlɪŋ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

dreadful adjective US /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading “_Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.”

Forest noun US /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading “_Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.”

noise noun US /nɔɪz/

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading “_Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.”

quarrel noun US /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry dispute

From this reading “THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.”

quarreling verb US /ˈkwɑːrəlɪŋ/

-ing form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something

From this reading “You see they were quarreling.”

soldiers noun US /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading “To do our bit like soldiers true It's up to me and up to you.”

spoiled adjective US /spɔɪld/

having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention

From this reading “It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.”

thrifty adjective US /ˈθrɪfti/

careful and diligent in the use of resources

From this reading “THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.”

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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 _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

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 It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/

feeling or showing anger

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

bitnounUS /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading To do our bit like soldiers true It's up to me and up to you.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading To do our bit like soldiers true It's up to me and up to you.

dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

fallverbUS /fɔːl/

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

ForestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

GreennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

HappyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

how

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From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

It's

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

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

JacknounUS /dʒæk/

a small worthless amount

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading To do our bit like soldiers true It's up to me and up to you.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

noisenounUS /nɔɪz/

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading To do our bit like soldiers true It's up to me and up to you.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

QUARRELnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry dispute

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

quarrelingverbUS /ˈkwɑːrəlɪŋ/

-ing form of “quarrel” — have a disagreement over something

From this reading You see they were quarreling.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading To do our bit like soldiers true It's up to me and up to you.

spoiledadjectiveUS /spɔɪld/

having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading You see they were quarreling.

thriftyadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪfti/

careful and diligent in the use of resources

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading To do our bit like soldiers true It's up to me and up to you.

TwonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was a beautiful morning, a very beautiful fall morning, but all the beauty of it was being spoiled by the dreadful noise these two little people.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading _Happy Jack._ Two angry little people were making a dreadful noise in the Green Forest.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE QUARREL It's up to you and up to me To see how thrifty we can be.

Chapter 2 of Happy Jack by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 34 sentences, grouped into 7 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.

What does chapter 2 of Happy Jack contain?

Chapter 2 holds 34 sentences of Happy Jack, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of Happy Jack by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 34 sentences, grouped into 7 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.

How do I study chapter 2 of Happy Jack?

Work through the 7 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 7 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Happy Jack?

Yes. All 1387 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #13355 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #13355, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Happy Jack take to read?

About 115 minutes of reading across 278 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Happy Jack

Words and structures a reader meets early in Happy Jack, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little
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Every
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Future
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Happy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Happy Jack; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.