Chapter 18 of Happy Jack is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Happy Jack is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one. _Happy Jack._ Happy Jack Squirrel hadn't slept very well. He had had bad dreams. Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack. The fact is, he had something on his mind.
Chapter 18 of Happy Jack is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “He had had bad dreams.”
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “He had had bad dreams.”
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “_Happy Jack._ Happy Jack Squirrel hadn't slept very well.”
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “_Happy Jack._ Happy Jack Squirrel hadn't slept very well.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.”
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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 HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
(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 HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading He had had bad dreams.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
third-person singular of “decide” — reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading He had had bad dreams.
at any time
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact is, he had something on his mind.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had had bad dreams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Happy Jack Squirrel hadn't slept very well.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had had bad dreams.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact is, he had something on his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
a small worthless amount
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
engage in
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The fact is, he had something on his mind.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fact is, he had something on his mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Happy Jack Squirrel hadn't slept very well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The fact is, he had something on his mind.
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Happy Jack Squirrel hadn't slept very well.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
a special situation
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Happy Jack Squirrel hadn't slept very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ever so many times in the night he had waked up, a very unusual thing for Happy Jack.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Happy Jack._ Happy Jack Squirrel hadn't slept very well.
at the time that
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAPPY JACK DECIDES TO MAKE A CALL You'll find when all is said and done Two heads are better far than one.
Chapter 18 of Happy Jack by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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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