Chapter 2 of Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks is here in full — 519 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks is here in full — 519 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
12. Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out. 13. One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her. Rover made one spring, and his jaws snapped.
Chapter 2 of Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks is here in full — 519 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “growl” — the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading “Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.”
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading “Rover made one spring, and his jaws snapped.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “Rover made one spring, and his jaws snapped.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Rover made one spring, and his jaws snapped.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.”
a vagrant
From this reading “One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.”
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be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.”
In this reading “One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.”
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From this reading 12.
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From this reading 13.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
(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 Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
plural of “growl” — the sound of growling (as made by animals)
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rover made one spring, and his jaws snapped.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
plural of “jaw” — the part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth
From this reading Rover made one spring, and his jaws snapped.
a narrow way or road
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading Rover made one spring, and his jaws snapped.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Rover made one spring, and his jaws snapped.
apt to speak irritably
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
the season of growth
From this reading Rover made one spring, and his jaws snapped.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
carry out
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
a vagrant
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
which person or people
From this reading One day my mother was coming up the lane, and met a tramp, who made a motion to take hold of her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Next he steps forward a little and gives two or three short and snappish growls, and then somebody would better look out.
Chapter 2 of Book of cats and dogs, and other friends, for little folks by James Johonnot holds 519 sentences, grouped into 104 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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