Chapter 3 of Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle. He was so frightened that he hid behind them. Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it. Butterflies are perfectly harmless. They do not sting or bite.
Chapter 3 of Hazel Squirrel and Other Stories is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading “Butterflies are perfectly harmless.”
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading “Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.”
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading “Butterflies are perfectly harmless.”
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading “Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.”
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading “They do not sting or bite.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.”
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
From this reading “Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Butterflies are perfectly harmless.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He was so frightened that he hid behind them.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading They do not sting or bite.
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading Butterflies are perfectly harmless.
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
made afraid
From this reading He was so frightened that he hid behind them.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
not causing or capable of causing harm
From this reading Butterflies are perfectly harmless.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so frightened that he hid behind them.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading He was so frightened that he hid behind them.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They do not sting or bite.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Butterflies are perfectly harmless.
the finger farthest from the thumb
From this reading Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so frightened that he hid behind them.
cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort
From this reading They do not sting or bite.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so frightened that he hid behind them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was so frightened that he hid behind them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They do not sting or bite.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so frightened that he hid behind them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
From this reading Pinkie Whiskers ran to Winkle and Twinkle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Twinkle laughed and said: "Do not hide, for the butterfly has gone and anyway it was as afraid of us as you were of it.
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