Chapter 6 of Curly and Floppy Twistytail is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Curly and Floppy Twistytail is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad. And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth. And then--! Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say. This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.
Chapter 6 of Curly and Floppy Twistytail is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
From this reading “This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.”
fall loosely
From this reading “This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.”
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.”
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading “Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.”
scrape with the paws
From this reading “And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.”
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.”
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading “Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.”
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading “And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.”
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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 And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
any thing at all
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
a large outdoor fire that is lighted as a signal or in celebration
From this reading This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.
a youthful male person
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
used of skin roughened as a result of cold or exposure
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
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From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.
divisible by two
From this reading This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
fall loosely
From this reading This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
the act of retaining something
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
comparative of “hot” — used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
and nothing more
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
scrape with the paws
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
plural of “potato” — an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
express in words
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then--!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
precisely as stated
From this reading The little piggie boy didn't say anything, but he felt very bad.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This one, from Flop Ear's bonfire, was even hotter.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the fox, holding him with one paw, took up a roasted potato in the other, and cracked it open with his teeth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, you know how hot roast potatoes are, just out of the oven, I dare say.
Chapter 6 of Curly and Floppy Twistytail by Howard Roger Garis holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 392 sentences of Curly and Floppy Twistytail, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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