Chapter 8 of Little Fuzzy is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Little Fuzzy is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yeah. Big Fuzzy jailbreak. What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?" "By God, I wouldn't put it past them. Come along.
Chapter 8 of Little Fuzzy is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Big Fuzzy jailbreak.”
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"”
covering with fine light hairs
From this reading “Big Fuzzy jailbreak.”
an escape from jail
From this reading “Big Fuzzy jailbreak.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “"By God, I wouldn't put it past them.”
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"”
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading “What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"”
not only so, but
From this reading “"Yeah.”
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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Come along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big Fuzzy jailbreak.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By God, I wouldn't put it past them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come along.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
covering with fine light hairs
From this reading Big Fuzzy jailbreak.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "By God, I wouldn't put it past them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "By God, I wouldn't put it past them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "By God, I wouldn't put it past them.
an escape from jail
From this reading Big Fuzzy jailbreak.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
engage in
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "By God, I wouldn't put it past them.
plural of “pistol” — a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "By God, I wouldn't put it past them.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "By God, I wouldn't put it past them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading What did they do, make little wooden pistols and bluff their way out?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By God, I wouldn't put it past them.
not only so, but
From this reading "Yeah.
Chapter 8 of Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 8 holds 395 sentences of Little Fuzzy, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 365 minutes of reading across 877 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Little Fuzzy section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Little Fuzzy, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
