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Sharp Eyes, the Silver Fox
Sharp Eyes, the Silver Fox

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Sharp Eyes, the Silver Fox is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.
“How good it is to be free!
Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.
“Good-bye!
I wish you were coming with me.”
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Sharp Eyes, the Silver Fox

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Sharp Eyes, the Silver Fox is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/47 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.
Line 2
“How good it is to be free!
Line 3
Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.
/ɡɪdˈbaɪ ˈtʃʌŋki hiː kɔːld ˈsɔːftli tuː hɪz frend frʌm wer hiː wɑːz ˈhɪdən ˈʌndər ðə bʊʃ/
Line 4
“Good-bye!
/ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
Line 5
I wish you were coming with me.”
/aɪ wɪʃ juː wɜːr ˈkʌmɪŋ wɪð miː/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bounded adjective US /ˈbaʊndəd/

having the limits or boundaries established

From this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

bush noun US /bʊʃ/

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading “Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.”

bushes noun US /ˈbʊʃəz/

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

cage noun US /keɪdʒ/

an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

From this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

Chunky adjective US /ˈtʃʌŋki/

like or containing small sticky lumps

From this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

fox noun US /fɑːks/

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

Good-bye noun US /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/

a farewell remark

From this reading “Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.”

hippo noun US /ˈhɪpoʊ/

an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria

From this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

silver fox noun + noun

red fox in the color phase when its pelt is tipped with white

In this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

SHARP EYES adjective + noun

In this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

under the bush preposition + article + noun counted as “under … bush”

In this reading “Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.”

hide under verb + particle

In this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

GETS HOME verb + noun counted as “get home”

In this reading “SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

boundedadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndəd/

having the limits or boundaries established

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

bushnounUS /bʊʃ/

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.

bushesnounUS /ˈbʊʃəz/

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

cagenounUS /keɪdʒ/

an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.

ChunkyadjectiveUS /ˈtʃʌŋki/

like or containing small sticky lumps

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading I wish you were coming with me.”

EYESnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

foxnounUS /fɑːks/

alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

freeverbUS /friː/

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.

GETSnounUS /ɡets/

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 SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

Good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/

a farewell remark

From this reading Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.

grewverbUS /ɡruː/

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

hiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/

not accessible to view

From this reading Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.

hideverbUS /haɪd/

prevent from being seen or discovered

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

hipponounUS /ˈhɪpoʊ/

an ancient Numidian town in northwestern Africa adjoining present-day Annaba in northeastern Algeria

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.

HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I wish you were coming with me.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

livedverbUS /lɪvd/

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I wish you were coming with me.”

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

parknounUS /pɑːrk/

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/

with speed

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

SHARPadjectiveUS /ʃɑːrp/

(of something seen or heard) clearly defined

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

silvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/

with low volume

From this reading Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Good-bye, Chunky!” he called softly to his friend, from where he was hidden under the bush.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I wish you were coming with me.”

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I wish you were coming with me.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I wish you were coming with me.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I wish you were coming with me.”

zoölogical

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading SHARP EYES GETS HOME “How good it is to be free!” thought Sharp Eyes, the silver fox, as he bounded out of the broken cage and ran quickly to hide under some bushes that grew near the place in the zoölogical park where Chunky, the happy hippo, lived.

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Something
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North
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