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Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.
They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.
The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.
"We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."
They made the fire and began to stew and bake.
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Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.
/ðə ˈsevənˈtiːn ˈlɪtəl berz woʊk ʌp ˈɜːrli nekst ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
Line 2
They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.
Line 3
The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.
Line 4
"We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."
/wiː kæn stuː wiː kæn beɪk ɪf wiː meɪk noʊ mɪˈsteɪk/
Line 5
They made the fire and began to stew and bake.
/ðeɪ meɪd ðə ˈfaɪər ənd bɪˈɡæn tuː stuː ənd beɪk/

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.

bake verb US /beɪk/

cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

From this reading “"We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."”

Bears noun US /berz/

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading “The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.”

Bunny noun US /ˈbʌni/

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading “They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.”

Seventeen adjective US /ˈsevənˈtiːn/

being one more than sixteen

From this reading “The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.”

stew verb US /stuː/

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

From this reading “"We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."”

tiptoed verb US /ˈtɪptoʊd/

past form of “tiptoe” — walk on one's toes

From this reading “The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.”

wake verb US /weɪk/

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.”

woke verb US /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.”

All words in this reading · 44

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

bakeverbUS /beɪk/

cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven

From this reading "We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."

BearsnounUS /berz/

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading They made the fire and began to stew and bake.

BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/

start firing a weapon

From this reading They made the fire and began to stew and bake.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading They made the fire and began to stew and bake.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading "We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."

mistakenounUS /mɪˈsteɪk/

a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading "We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

pitter-patterverb

rain gently

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

SeventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/

being one more than sixteen

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

softlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːftli/

with low volume

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

stairsnounUS /sterz/

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

stewverbUS /stuː/

be in a huff; be silent or sullen

From this reading "We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."

Susan

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

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

tiptoedverbUS /ˈtɪptoʊd/

past form of “tiptoe” — walk on one's toes

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading They made the fire and began to stew and bake.

togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

wakeverbUS /weɪk/

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We can stew, we can bake, If we make no mistake."

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears tiptoed very softly out of bed, and "pitter-patter, pitter-patter" went their little feet down the stairs.

whisperedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪspərd/

spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

wokeverbUS /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading The Seventeen Little Bears woke up early next morning.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading They all whispered together so they would not wake Bunny and Susan.

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