Chapter 21 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan. —_Old Granny Fox_. Granny Fox knows this. No one knows it better. Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
Chapter 21 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.”
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 Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading No one knows it better.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
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 Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
adult female chicken
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No one knows it better.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Granny Fox knows this.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
not any; not one
From this reading No one knows it better.
(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 No one knows it better.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Granny Fox knows this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Whatever she does is first carefully planned in her wise old head.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Granny Fox Plans To Get A Fat Hen Full half success for Fox or Man Is won by working out a plan.
Chapter 21 of Old Granny Fox by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 47 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 21 holds 47 sentences of Old Granny Fox, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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