Chapter 10 of Slicko, the Jumping Squirrel is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Slicko, the Jumping Squirrel is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob. “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie. “She’ll go right through it,” said Sallie. “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh. “It will be a fine trick.”
Chapter 10 of Slicko, the Jumping Squirrel is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.”
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
From this reading ““How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading ““How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading ““How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading ““It will be a fine trick.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
In this reading “SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.”
at or in the front
In this reading ““How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.”
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 “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “It will be a fine trick.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
possessive form of “bob” — a former monetary unit in Great Britain
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “It will be a fine trick.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “She’ll go right through it,” said Sallie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
a light curved skeleton to spread out a skirt
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “She’ll go right through it,” said Sallie.
and nothing more
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “She’ll go right through it,” said Sallie.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She’ll go right through it,” said Sallie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’ll go right through it,” said Sallie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She’ll go right through it,” said Sallie.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SLICKO RUNS AWAY “Come on, get the apple, Slicko!” called Bob.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “She’ll go right through it,” said Sallie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “It will be a fine trick.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
at the time that
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It will be a fine trick.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “That’s just what I want her to do,” Bob answered, with a laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How can she, when you keep putting that paper hoop in front of her?” asked Bob’s sister Mollie.
Chapter 10 of Slicko, the Jumping Squirrel by Richard Barnum holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 10 holds 115 sentences of Slicko, the Jumping Squirrel, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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