Chapter 2 of The Happy Herd is here in full — 539 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Happy Herd is here in full — 539 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company. To help him. He could see that. No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence. The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
Chapter 2 of The Happy Herd is here in full — 539 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading “No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.”
doing good; feeling beneficent
From this reading “No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.”
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading “The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.”
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.”
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading “No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.”
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 “Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
any thing at all
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
doing good; feeling beneficent
From this reading No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could see that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He could see that.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading To help him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To help him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.
something that serves to indicate or suggest
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.
not any; not one
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He could see that.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He could see that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading No matter how tortured he seemed, their attitude remained that of beneficence.
a source of difficulty
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The trouble was all his, and they gave no indication of seeing his side of anything.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Phil and Ben were there for no other reason than to keep Kane company.
Chapter 2 of The Happy Herd by Bryce Walton holds 539 sentences, grouped into 108 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 539 sentences of The Happy Herd, unabridged, divided into 108 reading sections.
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