Chapter 28 of Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning! Why should it be told? It was as before, but far worse. So high as the peak is above the plain, so far is the plain below the peak. A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
Chapter 28 of Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading “A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!”
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
From this reading “THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!”
past form of “enfeeble” — make weak
From this reading “A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.”
provide as food
From this reading “A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.”
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading “A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.”
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading “A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.”
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “So high as the peak is above the plain, so far is the plain below the peak.”
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In this reading “THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!”
In this reading “A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.”
In this reading “It was as before, but far worse.”
go away from a place
In this reading “A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.”
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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 crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading So high as the peak is above the plain, so far is the plain below the peak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as before, but far worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why should it be told?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was as before, but far worse.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading So high as the peak is above the plain, so far is the plain below the peak.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!
treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
From this reading THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!
past form of “enfeeble” — make weak
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
a social unit living together
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It was as before, but far worse.
provide as food
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading So high as the peak is above the plain, so far is the plain below the peak.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So high as the peak is above the plain, so far is the plain below the peak.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why should it be told?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!
a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading So high as the peak is above the plain, so far is the plain below the peak.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading So high as the peak is above the plain, so far is the plain below the peak.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should it be told?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So high as the peak is above the plain, so far is the plain below the peak.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DREGS OF THE CUP BUT next morning!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Why should it be told?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as before, but far worse.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
at the time that
From this reading A crushed and broken Bannertail it was that lay enfeebled in the nest next day when the family went forth to feed and frolic.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should it be told?
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading It was as before, but far worse.
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