Chapter 11 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Tinkle, tinkle" went the alarm clock next morning. Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly. He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden." They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella. They planted the seeds in even rows.
Chapter 11 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the father of your father or mother
From this reading “They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.”
plural of “grumble” — a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading “They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.”
scrape with the paws
From this reading “Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.”
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading “They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.”
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading “"Tinkle, tinkle" went the alarm clock next morning.”
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading “He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."”
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."”
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading “They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.”
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "Tinkle, tinkle" went the alarm clock next morning.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading "Tinkle, tinkle" went the alarm clock next morning.
divisible by two
From this reading They planted the seeds in even rows.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
the father of your father or mother
From this reading They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.
plural of “grumble” — a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They planted the seeds in even rows.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
with relatively high volume
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
engage in
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Tinkle, tinkle" went the alarm clock next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Tinkle, tinkle" went the alarm clock next morning.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
scrape with the paws
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
From this reading They planted the seeds in even rows.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading They planted the seeds in even rows.
plural of “seed” — a small hard fruit
From this reading They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.
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From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Tinkle, tinkle" went the alarm clock next morning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell
From this reading "Tinkle, tinkle" went the alarm clock next morning.
(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
plural of “toe” — one of the digits of the foot
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading They took the seeds Grandpa Grumbles had thrown from his umbrella.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Tinkle, tinkle" went the alarm clock next morning.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading He whispered to Tippy Toes, "Get up, it is time to make the garden."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Snubby Nose put his paw on it so it would not ring too loudly.
Chapter 11 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes by Laura Rountree Smith holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 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 11 holds 70 sentences of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.
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