Chapter 10 of The hope of happiness is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The hope of happiness is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin. “You play a good game.” “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce. “I rarely do as well as that.” “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
Chapter 10 of The hope of happiness is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading ““We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading ““You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.”
take in liquids
From this reading ““Let’s rest and have a drink.””
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading ““We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.”
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading ““We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading ““We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.”
not often
From this reading ““I rarely do as well as that.””
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading ““We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.”
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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 “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
take in liquids
From this reading “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “You play a good game.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You play a good game.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
provided with a worthy adversary or competitor
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “You play a good game.”
not often
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “Let’s rest and have a drink.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You got the best there was in me!” said Bruce.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I rarely do as well as that.”
at the time that
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “We’re not so badly matched,” he remarked when they finished and he had won by a narrow margin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You play a good game.”
Chapter 10 of The hope of happiness by Meredith Nicholson holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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