Chapter 19 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still. —_Old Granny Fox_. Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues. Two were in red and were Granny and Reddy Fox. And one was in gray and was Old Man Coyote.
Chapter 19 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small wolf native to western North America
From this reading “And one was in gray and was Old Man Coyote.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “Two were in red and were Granny and Reddy Fox.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “—_Old Granny Fox_.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.”
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.”
comparative of “smart” — showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.”
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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 A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.
(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 Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
small wolf native to western North America
From this reading And one was in gray and was Old Man Coyote.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
at any time
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading —_Old Granny Fox_.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading —_Old Granny Fox_.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading And one was in gray and was Old Man Coyote.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two were in red and were Granny and Reddy Fox.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
hear with intention
From this reading Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And one was in gray and was Old Man Coyote.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
not any; not one
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading —_Old Granny Fox_.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Two were in red and were Granny and Reddy Fox.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two were in red and were Granny and Reddy Fox.
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
comparative of “smart” — showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
not in physical motion
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
two times
From this reading A Twice Stolen Dinner No one ever is so smart that some one else may not prove to be smarter still.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two were in red and were Granny and Reddy Fox.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And one was in gray and was Old Man Coyote.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two were in red and were Granny and Reddy Fox.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Listen and you shall hear all about three rogues.
Chapter 19 of Old Granny Fox by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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 19 holds 51 sentences of Old Granny Fox, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 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 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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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