Chapter 13 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies? There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it. All the animals were going to the fair. "We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan. "All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.
Chapter 13 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “All the animals were going to the fair.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “"All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “"All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.”
the act of departing
From this reading “There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.”
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading “Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan.”
express a supposition
From this reading “Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
(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 All the animals were going to the fair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading All the animals were going to the fair.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading "All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan.
the act of departing
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
engage in
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
not any; not one
From this reading "We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.
plural of “pie” — dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
express a supposition
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the animals were going to the fair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was going to be a fair, and Susan had been asked to make pies for it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the animals were going to the fair.
at the time that
From this reading "We cannot go when we have no pies to sell," said Susan.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "All the animals will come to find out why we are not there," said Bunny.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why do you suppose Susan Cotton-Tail had made so many pies?
Chapter 13 of Snubby Nose and Tippy Toes by Laura Rountree Smith holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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.
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