Chapter 12 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself. —_Old Granny Fox_. Old Granny Fox is a spry old lady for her age. If you don’t believe it just try to catch her. But spry as she is, she isn’t as spry as she used to be.
Chapter 12 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.”
third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.”
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.”
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading “Old Granny Fox is a spry old lady for her age.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Old Granny Fox is a spry old lady for her age.
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
third-person singular of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
how long something has existed
From this reading Old Granny Fox is a spry old lady for her age.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But spry as she is, she isn’t as spry as she used to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But spry as she is, she isn’t as spry as she used to be.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading If you don’t believe it just try to catch her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading If you don’t believe it just try to catch her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you don’t believe it just try to catch her.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
plural of “fool” — a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Old Granny Fox is a spry old lady for her age.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Granny Fox is a spry old lady for her age.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you don’t believe it just try to catch her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But spry as she is, she isn’t as spry as she used to be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you don’t believe it just try to catch her.
and nothing more
From this reading If you don’t believe it just try to catch her.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Old Granny Fox is a spry old lady for her age.
not any; not one
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But spry as she is, she isn’t as spry as she used to be.
moving quickly and lightly
From this reading Old Granny Fox is a spry old lady for her age.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you don’t believe it just try to catch her.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading If you don’t believe it just try to catch her.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading But spry as she is, she isn’t as spry as she used to be.
which person or people
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Granny Fox Admits Growing Old Who will not admit he is older each day fools no one but himself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you don’t believe it just try to catch her.
Chapter 12 of Old Granny Fox by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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 64 sentences of Old Granny Fox, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Old Granny Fox by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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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