Chapter 18 of Happy-Thought Hall is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Happy-Thought Hall is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION. _Happy Thought for Sunday._--Write down meditations. Like Marcus Aurelius did. Why not go in for _Sunday Books_? Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
Chapter 18 of Happy-Thought Hall is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.”
plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading “_Happy Thought for Sunday._--Write down meditations.”
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
From this reading “Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.”
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading “Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.”
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
In this reading “_Happy Thought for Sunday._--Write down meditations.”
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 MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
Emperor of Rome; nephew and son-in-law and adoptive son of Antonius Pius; Stoic philosopher; the decline of the Roman Empire began under Marcus Aurelius (121-180)
From this reading Like Marcus Aurelius did.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Why not go in for _Sunday Books_?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Like Marcus Aurelius did.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _Happy Thought for Sunday._--Write down meditations.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Happy Thought for Sunday._--Write down meditations.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why not go in for _Sunday Books_?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _Happy Thought for Sunday._--Write down meditations.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like Marcus Aurelius did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Like Marcus Aurelius did.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
plural of “meditation” — continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading _Happy Thought for Sunday._--Write down meditations.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why not go in for _Sunday Books_?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
plural of “publisher” — a firm in the publishing business
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Happy Thought for Sunday._--Write down meditations.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading MORE SUNDAY THOUGHTS--IN MY ROOM--A TELEGRAM--IMPOSSIBILITIES-- INTERRUPTION.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
which person or people
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why not go in for _Sunday Books_?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
produce a literary work
From this reading _Happy Thought for Sunday._--Write down meditations.
a late time of life
From this reading Telegraph to Popgood and Groolly (my publishers, who have been in treaty with me for two years about _Typ.
Chapter 18 of Happy-Thought Hall by F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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 18 holds 58 sentences of Happy-Thought Hall, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Happy-Thought Hall by F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
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