Chapter 26 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected. —_Old Granny Fox_. The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come. Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself. He was tired of eating.
Chapter 26 of Old Granny Fox is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “He was tired of eating.”
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “—_Old Granny Fox_.”
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
From this reading “Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.”
very irritable
From this reading “Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.”
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.”
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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 Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.
the act of consuming food
From this reading He was tired of eating.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
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_.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading —_Old Granny Fox_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tired of eating.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was tired of eating.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading —_Old Granny Fox_.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.
relatively large rodents with sharp erectile bristles mingled with the fur
From this reading Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
very irritable
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.
the season of growth
From this reading The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Prickly Porky the Porcupine came down from a tall poplar-tree and slowly stretched himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He was tired of eating.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was tired of eating.
at the time that
From this reading Prickly Porky Takes A Sun Bath Danger comes when least expected; ’Tis often near when not expected.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The long hard winter had passed, and Spring had come.
Chapter 26 of Old Granny Fox by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 41 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 26 holds 41 sentences of Old Granny Fox, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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