Chapter 2 of Nibble Rabbit Makes More Friends is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Nibble Rabbit Makes More Friends is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse. “There, there! Don’t squeal any more. You’re not hurt a bit. But really, this gets more and more curiouser.
Chapter 2 of Nibble Rabbit Makes More Friends is here in full — 69 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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a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.”
providing freedom from worry
From this reading “HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.”
comparative of “curious” — beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “But really, this gets more and more curiouser.”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “But really, this gets more and more curiouser.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.”
bite off very small pieces
From this reading “HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.”
utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
From this reading “Don’t squeal any more.”
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.
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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 You’re not hurt a bit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But really, this gets more and more curiouser.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Don’t squeal any more.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading You’re not hurt a bit.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But really, this gets more and more curiouser.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
providing freedom from worry
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
comparative of “curious” — beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading But really, this gets more and more curiouser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t squeal any more.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading But really, this gets more and more curiouser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
be the source of pain
From this reading You’re not hurt a bit.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Don’t squeal any more.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
bite off very small pieces
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You’re not hurt a bit.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading But really, this gets more and more curiouser.
utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
From this reading Don’t squeal any more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There, there!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But really, this gets more and more curiouser.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW NIBBLE THE BUNNY WAS CAUGHT Meanwhile, Nibble was busy comforting the lady mouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’re not hurt a bit.
Chapter 2 of Nibble Rabbit Makes More Friends by John Breck holds 69 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.
Chapter 2 holds 69 sentences of Nibble Rabbit Makes More Friends, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Nibble Rabbit Makes More Friends by John Breck exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 69 sentences, grouped into 14 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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