Chapter 6 of Baby Pitcher's Trials Little Pitcher Stories is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Baby Pitcher's Trials Little Pitcher Stories is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DEADLY SNARE FOR THE MUSK-RAT. "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad." "It pays, doesn't it?" "That depends. Sometimes it does, and then again it don't.
Chapter 6 of Baby Pitcher's Trials Little Pitcher Stories is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “A DEADLY SNARE FOR THE MUSK-RAT.”
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “"That depends.”
jump lightly
From this reading “"I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “"I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."”
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading “"It pays, doesn't it?"”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “"I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."”
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading “A DEADLY SNARE FOR THE MUSK-RAT.”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “"I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."”
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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 A DEADLY SNARE FOR THE MUSK-RAT.
anew
From this reading Sometimes it does, and then again it don't.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
without stop or interruption
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading A DEADLY SNARE FOR THE MUSK-RAT.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "That depends.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sometimes it does, and then again it don't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It pays, doesn't it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sometimes it does, and then again it don't.
at any time
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A DEADLY SNARE FOR THE MUSK-RAT.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
jump lightly
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It pays, doesn't it?"
a small worthless amount
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DEADLY SNARE FOR THE MUSK-RAT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
plural of “pay” — something that remunerates
From this reading "It pays, doesn't it?"
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading A DEADLY SNARE FOR THE MUSK-RAT.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Sometimes it does, and then again it don't.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That depends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DEADLY SNARE FOR THE MUSK-RAT.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Sometimes it does, and then again it don't.
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have been in the business, off and on," continued Jack, "ever since I was the size of a hop toad."
Chapter 6 of Baby Pitcher's Trials Little Pitcher Stories by Carrie L. May holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 6 holds 166 sentences of Baby Pitcher's Trials Little Pitcher Stories, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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