Chapter 24 of Happy-Thought Hall is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of Happy-Thought Hall is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHILVERN'S BALLAD--THE MORAL. Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music. It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd. "Farewell," cries Corporal Tim. "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
Chapter 24 of Happy-Thought Hall is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state capital of South Australia
From this reading “It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.”
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “CHILVERN'S BALLAD--THE MORAL.”
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading “"Farewell," cries Corporal Tim.”
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.”
a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
From this reading “Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.”
plural of “tableau” — a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading “It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.”
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In this reading “It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.”
In this reading “It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.”
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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 Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading CHILVERN'S BALLAD--THE MORAL.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
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From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHILVERN'S BALLAD--THE MORAL.
a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
From this reading "Farewell," cries Corporal Tim.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading "Farewell," cries Corporal Tim.
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From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading "Farewell," cries Corporal Tim.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
the act of departing
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
a town in southwestern Oregon; a summer resort
From this reading Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading CHILVERN'S BALLAD--THE MORAL.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.
past form of “perform” — carry out or perform an action
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
plural of “tableau” — a group of people attractively arranged (as if in a painting)
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
the vast geographical region of Europe and Asia that was controlled by the Mongols in the 13th and 14th centuries
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHILVERN'S BALLAD--THE MORAL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Farewell," cries Corporal Tim.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is illustrated by tableaux vivants, performed by Miss Adelaide Cherton, Cazell, and Milburd.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Chilvern has got a Ballad which Medford sets to music.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Farewell," said Molly, to him; "You're going," says she, "I'm going," says he, "To fight in Tartary Crim."
Chapter 24 of Happy-Thought Hall by F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand holds 36 sentences, grouped into 8 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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