Chapter 5 of Forest Friends is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Forest Friends is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, but I know I heard a kitty." "And I heard it, too," cried the little boy. "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold. I hope you are satisfied." Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
Chapter 5 of Forest Friends is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.”
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “"Oh, but I know I heard a kitty."”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “I hope you are satisfied."”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.”
a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black
From this reading “Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.”
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 “Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.”
In this reading “"And I heard it, too," cried the little boy.”
In this reading “"Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.”
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 "Oh, but I know I heard a kitty."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I heard it, too," cried the little boy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I hope you are satisfied."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
a youthful male person
From this reading "And I heard it, too," cried the little boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, but I know I heard a kitty."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "And I heard it, too," cried the little boy.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Oh, but I know I heard a kitty."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you are satisfied."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, but I know I heard a kitty."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And I heard it, too," cried the little boy.
and nothing more
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading "Oh, but I know I heard a kitty."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, but I know I heard a kitty."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "And I heard it, too," cried the little boy.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but I know I heard a kitty."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading I hope you are satisfied."
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
a cat with a grey or tawny coat mottled with black
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And I heard it, too," cried the little boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "And I heard it, too," cried the little boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scarcely had she spoken, and just as she was about to close the door, Bobby Gordon and Tabby Green came bounding past her feet into the hall.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, and you made me get you out of bed to stand here and catch your death o' cold.
Chapter 5 of Forest Friends by Royal Dixon holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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 5 holds 458 sentences of Forest Friends, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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