Chapter 1 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws. "What's that?" asked Bunny. "What's that?" asked Susan. They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift. "Help, help," cried Bunny, "I will get the snow-shovel."
Chapter 1 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.”
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading “Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.”
imparting heat
From this reading “Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.”
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.”
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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 They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's that?" asked Bunny.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Help, help," cried Bunny, "I will get the snow-shovel."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Help, help," cried Bunny, "I will get the snow-shovel."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help, help," cried Bunny, "I will get the snow-shovel."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Help, help," cried Bunny, "I will get the snow-shovel."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
plural of “paw” — a clawed foot of an animal especially a quadruped
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
cut with a saw
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Help, help," cried Bunny, "I will get the snow-shovel."
a mass of snow heaped up by the wind
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
caught or fixed
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that?" asked Bunny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
precisely as stated
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
imparting heat
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that?" asked Bunny.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Help, help," cried Bunny, "I will get the snow-shovel."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading They went to the window and saw a very little Bunny stuck fast in a snowdrift.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail sat by the fire one winter evening warming their paws.
Chapter 1 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes by Laura Rountree Smith holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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 1 holds 84 sentences of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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