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Chapter 1 holds 765 sentences of The happiness rock, unabridged, divided into 153 reading sections.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The happiness rock is here in full — 765 sentences across 153 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Tired of joy pills? Liquor? The idiot box? Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest. Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
Chapter 1 of The happiness rock is here in full — 765 sentences across 153 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.”
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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 Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
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From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
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From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
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From this reading The idiot box?
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From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
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From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
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From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
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From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
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From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
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From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
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From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
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From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
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From this reading The idiot box?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
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From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
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From this reading _Tired of joy pills?
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From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
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From this reading Liquor?
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From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Tired of joy pills?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tired of joy pills?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The idiot box?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tired of joy pills?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Try a fleck from ..._ It was a particularly good asteroid, a great jagged rock roughly four miles square on one side and two miles at its thickest.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within five minutes of sighting it they knew that its flatter side turned away from the sun more than seven times an Earth day.
