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Chapter 1 of The Happy Family is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc. _1907, 1909, 1910, by_ STREET & SMITH. _1910, by_ G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY. _The Happy Family_. To B.W.V.
Chapter 1 of The Happy Family is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading “"Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “"Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.”
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “"Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.”
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading “"Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.”
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading “"Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “"Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “"Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.”
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “"Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.”
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From this reading _1907, 1909, 1910, by_ STREET & SMITH.
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From this reading _1907, 1909, 1910, by_ STREET & SMITH.
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From this reading _1907, 1909, 1910, by_ STREET & SMITH.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading To B.W.V.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _1907, 1909, 1910, by_ STREET & SMITH.
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading _1910, by_ G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _1910, by_ G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
plural of “dweller” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
a social unit living together
From this reading _The Happy Family_.
moving swiftly
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading _1910, by_ G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading _The Happy Family_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
being the only one; single and isolated from others
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading _1907, 1909, 1910, by_ STREET & SMITH.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _1907, 1909, 1910, by_ STREET & SMITH.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To B.W.V.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading "Chip of the Flying U," "The Range Dwellers," "Her Prairie Knight," "The Lure of the Dim Trails," "The Lonesome Trail," "The Long Shadow," Etc.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading To B.W.V.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading _1910, by_ G.W. DILLINGHAM COMPANY.
Chapter 1 of The Happy Family by B. M. Bower holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 1 holds 440 sentences of The Happy Family, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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