Chapter 10 of Happy Jack is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Happy Jack is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win. Thrift will win; it cannot lose. Between them 'tis for you to choose. _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached. "Ha, ha, ha!
Chapter 10 of Happy Jack is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “_Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.”
a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
From this reading “STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “_Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.”
overgrown with moss
From this reading “_Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.”
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading “STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.”
any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
From this reading “Thrift will win; it cannot lose.”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between them 'tis for you to choose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thrift will win; it cannot lose.
a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Between them 'tis for you to choose.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Between them 'tis for you to choose.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha, ha, ha!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
a small worthless amount
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
overgrown with moss
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
estrangement from god
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Between them 'tis for you to choose.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers
From this reading Thrift will win; it cannot lose.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Between them 'tis for you to choose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
up to a particular time
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Striped Chipmunk sat on a mossy old log, laughing until his sides ached.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Thrift will win; it cannot lose.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading STRIPED CHIPMUNK'S HAPPY THOUGHT Waste seems to me a dreadful sin; It works to lose and not to win.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Between them 'tis for you to choose.
Chapter 10 of Happy Jack by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 35 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.
Chapter 10 holds 35 sentences of Happy Jack, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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