Chapter XIV of Billy Mink, “Billy Has Good Hunting,” is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of Billy Mink, “Billy Has Good Hunting,” is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way. _Billy Mink._ Billy Mink loves to hunt. He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows. Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink. In the first place, Billy has a wonderful nose.
Chapter XIV of Billy Mink, “Billy Has Good Hunting,” is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.”
someone who hunts game
From this reading “Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.”
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading “He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.”
for the most time
From this reading “He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.”
third-person singular of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading “He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.”
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.”
the expensive fur of a mink
From this reading “_Billy Mink._ Billy Mink loves to hunt.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.”
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.
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In this reading “He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.”
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.”
In this reading “In the first place, Billy has a wonderful nose.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Billy Mink loves to hunt.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
divisible by two
From this reading Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place, Billy has a wonderful nose.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the first place, Billy has a wonderful nose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Billy Mink loves to hunt.
someone who hunts game
From this reading Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, Billy has a wonderful nose.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
for the most time
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Billy Mink loves to hunt.
third-person singular of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
the expensive fur of a mink
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Billy Mink loves to hunt.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading In the first place, Billy has a wonderful nose.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading He is one of the best hunters among the little people of the Green Forest and the Green Meadows.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place, Billy has a wonderful nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Not even Reddy Fox is a better hunter than Billy Mink.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Billy Mink._ Billy Mink loves to hunt.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
at the time that
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
which person or people
From this reading He longest lives who runs away When danger lurks along the way.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading In the first place, Billy has a wonderful nose.
Chapter 14 of Billy Mink by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 40 sentences, grouped into 8 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 14 holds 40 sentences of Billy Mink, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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