Chapter 27 of Bowser the Hound is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Bowser the Hound is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed. _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance. Finally he disappeared. Reddy looked very thoughtful. He looked that way because he _was_ thoughtful.
Chapter 27 of Bowser the Hound is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.”
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “_Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.”
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “_Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.”
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “_Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.”
a very small spot
From this reading “_Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.”
having intellectual depth
From this reading “Reddy looked very thoughtful.”
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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 REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
for the reason that
From this reading He looked that way because he _was_ thoughtful.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
the two together, not just one
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Finally he disappeared.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally he disappeared.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
and nothing more
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Reddy looked very thoughtful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
a very small spot
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He looked that way because he _was_ thoughtful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
having intellectual depth
From this reading Reddy looked very thoughtful.
up to a particular time
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
precisely as stated
From this reading Reddy looked very thoughtful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading _Bowser the Hound._ Reddy Fox watched Blacky the Crow grow smaller and smaller until he was just a black speck in the distance.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He looked that way because he _was_ thoughtful.
which person or people
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading REDDY FOX DREAMS OF CHICKENS It's a poor watch-dog who sleeps with both eyes closed.
Chapter 27 of Bowser the Hound by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 37 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 27 holds 37 sentences of Bowser the Hound, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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