Chapter 32 of Mrs. Peter Rabbit is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Mrs. Peter Rabbit is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare. Peter Rabbit. The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow. Peter Rabbit had a family! Yes, Sir, Peter Rabbit had a family!
Chapter 32 of Mrs. Peter Rabbit is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.”
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Peter Rabbit had a family!”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.”
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 RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.”
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'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.”
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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 Rabbit had a family!
(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 PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
at any time
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
a social unit living together
From this reading Peter Rabbit had a family!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Peter Rabbit had a family!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
immediately past
From this reading The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.
not any; not one
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
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 RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
term of address for a man
From this reading Yes, Sir, Peter Rabbit had a family!
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
in or at that place or location
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The news was out at last, thanks to Blacky the Crow.
in or at the place that
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Sir, Peter Rabbit had a family!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PETER RABBIT'S NURSERY With home, the home you call your own, It really doesn't matter where, There is no place, in all the world, That ever will or can compare.
Chapter 32 of Mrs. Peter Rabbit by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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 32 holds 44 sentences of Mrs. Peter Rabbit, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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