Chapter 6 of Bambi is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Bambi is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said. "I intended that for a grateful smile." "It didn't turn out that. It was possessive. If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
Chapter 6 of Bambi is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “"Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.”
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading “If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “"I intended that for a grateful smile."”
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “"I intended that for a grateful smile."”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “"Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.”
serving to express or indicate possession
From this reading “It was possessive.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."”
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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 "Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It didn't turn out that.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I intended that for a grateful smile."
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading "I intended that for a grateful smile."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I intended that for a grateful smile."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading "I intended that for a grateful smile."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It didn't turn out that.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading "Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It didn't turn out that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
serving to express or indicate possession
From this reading It was possessive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Smile like a cat at a mouse," he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I intended that for a grateful smile."
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "It didn't turn out that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was possessive.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If I can't be friendly with you without your over-occupying my thoughts, I shall ignore you."
Chapter 6 of Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 405 sentences of Bambi, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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