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Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends
Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends

Chapter II · Chapter 2

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LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!
Tdariuk was not related to Little White Fox.
And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.
He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.
But all the same, Little White Fox loved him.
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Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!
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Tdariuk was not related to Little White Fox.
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And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.
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He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.
/hiː wɑːz ˈmeni taɪmz ˈbɪɡər ðæn ˈlɪtəl waɪt fɑːks wʊd ˈevər biː ənd hiː wɑːz kwaɪt ˈdɪfərənt frʌm hɪm ɪn ˈevəri weɪ/
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But all the same, Little White Fox loved him.
/bʌt ɔːl ðə seɪm ˈlɪtəl waɪt fɑːks lʌvd hɪm/

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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.

bigger adjective US /ˈbɪɡər/

large or big relative to something else

From this reading “He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.”

bit noun US /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading “And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.”

discovery noun US /dɪˈskʌvəri/

the act of discovering something

From this reading “LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!”

dreadful adjective US /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading “LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!”

fox noun US /fɑːks/

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading “LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!”

reindeer noun US /ˈreɪndɪr/

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading “LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!”

related adjective US /rɪˈleɪtɪd/

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading “Tdariuk was not related to Little White Fox.”

worried adjective US /ˈwɜːrid/

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading “LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

biggeradjectiveUS /ˈbɪɡər/

large or big relative to something else

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

bitnounUS /bɪt/

a small piece or quantity of something

From this reading And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But all the same, Little White Fox loved him.

couldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

DISCOVERYnounUS /dɪˈskʌvəri/

the act of discovering something

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

FOXnounUS /fɑːks/

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.

LITTLEadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading But all the same, Little White Fox loved him.

MAKESnounUS /meɪks/

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

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 He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Tdariuk was not related to Little White Fox.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

reindeernounUS /ˈreɪndɪr/

Arctic deer with large antlers in both sexes; called “reindeer” in Eurasia and “caribou” in North America

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

relatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈleɪtɪd/

being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics

From this reading Tdariuk was not related to Little White Fox.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading But all the same, Little White Fox loved him.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

Tdariuk

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Tdariuk was not related to Little White Fox.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

wasn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

WHITEnounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading And he wasn't a bit in the world like him.

worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading LITTLE WHITE FOX MAKES A DISCOVERY Little White Fox was very, very much worried, for something dreadful had happened, something he couldn't account for at all: Tdariuk, the reindeer, was dead!

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He was many times bigger than Little White Fox would ever be, and he was quite different from him in every way.

Chapter 2 of Little White Fox and his Arctic Friends by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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.

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