Chapter 2 of Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could. “Are you getting out, Don? Are you getting out?” asked Prince. “Well, I――I’m trying hard!” answered Don. “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
Chapter 2 of Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading “DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.”
possessive form of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.”
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading “DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading ““I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.”
with relatively high volume
From this reading “DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.”
wade or dabble in a puddle
From this reading “DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.”
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In this reading “DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.”
In this reading “DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Well, I――I’m trying hard!” answered Don.
any thing at all
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you getting out, Don?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Are you getting out?” asked Prince.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Are you getting out, Don?
possessive form of “don” — a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
divisible by two
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “Are you getting out, Don?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Well, I――I’m trying hard!” answered Don.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, I――I’m trying hard!” answered Don.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, I――I’m trying hard!” answered Don.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
with relatively high volume
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Are you getting out, Don?
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
wade or dabble in a puddle
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
express in words
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I guess――glub――blulp――gurg!” and then he could not say anything more, even in dog language, for his mouth was full of water.
hard to endure
From this reading “Well, I――I’m trying hard!” answered Don.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading DON’S NEW HOME Prince, sitting on the bank of the puddle of water, was howling as loudly as he could.
(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, I――I’m trying hard!” answered Don.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you getting out, Don?
Chapter 2 of Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures by Richard Barnum holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 2 holds 114 sentences of Don, a Runaway Dog: His Many Adventures, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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