Chapter 12 of Mrs. Peter Rabbit is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Peter Rabbit is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer. Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near. Peter Rabbit. “Hello, Peter Rabbit! What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Peter Rabbit is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give encouragement to
From this reading “PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Peter Rabbit!”
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading “Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.”
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.”
expressing sorrow
From this reading “What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?””
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.”
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 “Peter Rabbit.”
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
From this reading “PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.”
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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 PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
give encouragement to
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Peter Rabbit!
providing assistance or serving a useful function
From this reading Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.
and nothing more
From this reading Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
expressing sorrow
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.
go across or through
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
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 Peter Rabbit.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
either of two soft fleshy milk-secreting glandular organs on the chest of a woman
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
a source of difficulty
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
precisely as stated
From this reading Often it is very helpful Just to feel a friend is near.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you doing way up here, and what are you looking so mournful about?”
at the time that
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PETER LEARNS SOMETHING FEOM TOMMY TIT When you find a friend in trouble Pass along a word of cheer.
Chapter 12 of Mrs. Peter Rabbit by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 12 holds 49 sentences of Mrs. Peter Rabbit, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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