Chapter 2 of The Happy End is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Happy End is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Lucy?” Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone. “Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him. “What will become of her's beyond me. She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.”
Chapter 2 of The Happy End is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone.”
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ““What will become of her's beyond me.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading ““What will become of her's beyond me.”
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading “Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.””
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.””
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading ““Lucy?””
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading ““Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “What will become of her's beyond me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “What will become of her's beyond me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him.
United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-)
From this reading Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone.
a female human offspring
From this reading She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What will become of her's beyond me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What will become of her's beyond me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What will become of her's beyond me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is Hannah's daughter, and Hannah is dead.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Been here two weeks,” Mrs. Braley told him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What will become of her's beyond me.
at the time that
From this reading Calvin Stammark asked when they were alone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “What will become of her's beyond me.
Chapter 2 of The Happy End by Joseph Hergesheimer holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 2 holds 400 sentences of The Happy End, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Happy End by Joseph Hergesheimer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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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