Chapter 6 of Mostly About Nibble the Bunny is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mostly About Nibble the Bunny is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!” Nibble started to his feet at the very idea. “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!” And immediately they all looked very serious. They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
Chapter 6 of Mostly About Nibble the Bunny is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!””
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.”
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading “They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!””
bite off very small pieces
From this reading “Nibble started to his feet at the very idea.”
not openly expressed
From this reading ““What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!””
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading ““What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!””
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!””
In this reading ““What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!””
In this reading “And immediately they all looked very serious.”
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.
(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 And immediately they all looked very serious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nibble started to his feet at the very idea.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
a youthful male person
From this reading THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Nibble started to his feet at the very idea.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nibble started to his feet at the very idea.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nibble started to his feet at the very idea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading And immediately they all looked very serious.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And immediately they all looked very serious.
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!”
bite off very small pieces
From this reading Nibble started to his feet at the very idea.
above and across; more than
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading And immediately they all looked very serious.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
not openly expressed
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Nibble started to his feet at the very idea.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And immediately they all looked very serious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nibble started to his feet at the very idea.
precisely as stated
From this reading Nibble started to his feet at the very idea.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What if the Terrible Storm should be over and Silvertip comes sneaking back!”
during the time that
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading THE LITTLE BUNNY MEETS THE LITTLE BOY “Whiskers!”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading They seemed to feel in their hearts that something had gone wrong while they were having their fun.
Chapter 6 of Mostly About Nibble the Bunny by John Breck holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 6 holds 182 sentences of Mostly About Nibble the Bunny, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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