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Mother West Wind "How" Stories

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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IX HOW MR.
WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.
WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
He looked this way; he looked that way.
Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
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Mother West Wind "How" Stories

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Mother West Wind "How" Stories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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IX HOW MR.
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WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.
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WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.
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He looked this way; he looked that way.
/hiː lʊkt ðɪs weɪ hiː lʊkt ðæt weɪ/
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Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.
/ˈlɪtəl baɪ ˈlɪtəl ðə fɪr left hɪm ənd wen æt læst hiː sɔː ˈpiːtər ˈræbət ˈkʌmɪŋ hɪz weɪ hiː ɡeɪv ə ˈlɪtəl saɪ ʌv rɪˈliːf ənd ræn daʊn ðə triː/

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nest noun US /nest/

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading “WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.”

outcast noun US /ˈaʊtkæst/

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

From this reading “WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.”

peered verb US /pɪrd/

past form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading “WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.”

Rabbit noun US /ˈræbət/

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading “Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.”

relief noun US /rɪˈliːf/

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading “Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.”

sigh verb US /saɪ/

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading “Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.”

Squirrel noun US /ˈskwɜːrəl/

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading “WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.”

weasel noun US /ˈwiːzəl/

a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky

From this reading “WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.”

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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 WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

Chatterernoun

an obnoxious and foolish and loquacious talker

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

Chatterer's

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From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

edgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

ForestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

GreennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He looked this way; he looked that way.

hemlock-tree

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From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

HOW

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From this reading IX HOW MR.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

IXnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading IX HOW MR.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

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 WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

MADEadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading IX HOW MR.

nestnounUS /nest/

a structure in which animals lay eggs or give birth to their young

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

OUTCASTnounUS /ˈaʊtkæst/

a person who is rejected (from society or home)

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.

peeredverbUS /pɪrd/

past form of “peer” — look searchingly

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

PeternounUS /ˈpiːtər/

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

RabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

RednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

sighverbUS /saɪ/

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

SquirrelnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəl/

a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He looked this way; he looked that way.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading He looked this way; he looked that way.

treenounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He looked this way; he looked that way.

WEASELnounUS /ˈwiːzəl/

a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST IX HOW MR.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Little by little, the fear left him, and when at last he saw Peter Rabbit coming his way, he gave a little sigh of relief and ran down the tree.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading WEASEL WAS MADE AN OUTCAST Chatterer the Red Squirrel peered down from the edge of an old nest built long ago in a big hemlock-tree in the Green Forest, and if you could have looked into Chatterer's eyes, you would have seen there a great fear.

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