Chapter 9 of Happy Jack is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Happy Jack is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty. Be as wise as a Squirrel. _Happy Jack._ "Let me go! Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster. Can you guess why?
Chapter 9 of Happy Jack is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading “Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.”
more quickly
From this reading “Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.”
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading “Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.”
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.”
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading “Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.”
careful and diligent in the use of resources
From this reading “HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Be as wise as a Squirrel.
having a back or backing, usually of a specified type
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be as wise as a Squirrel.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can you guess why?
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
more quickly
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Happy Jack._ "Let me go!
destroyed or killed
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Can you guess why?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
a small worthless amount
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Happy Jack._ "Let me go!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Happy Jack._ "Let me go!
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
careful and diligent in the use of resources
From this reading HAPPY JACK SQUIRREL'S SAD MISTAKE A Squirrel always is thrifty.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Can you guess why?
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Be as wise as a Squirrel.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Let me go!" yelled Happy Jack, as he backed out of the hollow stump faster than he had gone in, a great deal faster.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can you guess why?
Chapter 9 of Happy Jack by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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 9 holds 41 sentences of Happy Jack, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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