Chapter 2 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing? He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma! Oh, Pa! I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail." Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
Chapter 2 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 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 “I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."”
the act of burning something
From this reading “Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."”
scrape with the paws
From this reading “Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."”
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading “Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?”
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."
the act of burning something
From this reading Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
informal terms for a mother
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Oh, Pa!
scrape with the paws
From this reading Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Mother Cotton-Tail laughed and said, "You have read about Bunny Cotton-Tail burning his paw by candle-light."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
express a supposition
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to go and visit Bunny and Susan Cotton-Tail."
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading He woke up in his warm little bed at home and said, "Oh, Ma!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where do you suppose Tippy Toes was, and what do you suppose he was doing?
Chapter 2 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes by Laura Rountree Smith holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 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 2 holds 76 sentences of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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