Chapter 5 of Little Fuzzy is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Little Fuzzy is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, rubbish, Leonard!" Rainsford broke in impatiently. "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements. A frontiersman like Jack is a very careful and exact observer. People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
Chapter 5 of Little Fuzzy is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading “People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “"Oh, rubbish, Leonard!"”
a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
From this reading “A frontiersman like Jack is a very careful and exact observer.”
plural of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading “People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."”
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading “"I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.”
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading “"Oh, rubbish, Leonard!"”
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading “"I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.”
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “"I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.”
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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 "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
consider or hold as true
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
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From this reading People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
lacking funds
From this reading Rainsford broke in impatiently.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading A frontiersman like Jack is a very careful and exact observer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading A frontiersman like Jack is a very careful and exact observer.
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
a man who lives on the frontier
From this reading A frontiersman like Jack is a very careful and exact observer.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
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From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
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From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Rainsford broke in impatiently.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rainsford broke in impatiently.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A frontiersman like Jack is a very careful and exact observer.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading "Oh, rubbish, Leonard!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A frontiersman like Jack is a very careful and exact observer.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
From this reading A frontiersman like Jack is a very careful and exact observer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, rubbish, Leonard!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
plural of “planet” — (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light
From this reading People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rainsford broke in impatiently.
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading "Oh, rubbish, Leonard!"
a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
having a supporting base
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
plural of “statement” — a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
precisely as stated
From this reading A frontiersman like Jack is a very careful and exact observer.
which person or people
From this reading People who aren't don't live long on frontier planets."
a late time of life
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm a professional scientist, of a good many more years' standing than you, and I accept Jack Holloway's statements.
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