Chapter 2 of Tad Coon's Great Adventure is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Tad Coon's Great Adventure is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies! He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat. But Silk-ears, his mate, was quite stubborn about going. “No,” she said. “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
Chapter 2 of Tad Coon's Great Adventure is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bunny” — a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!”
plural of “household” — a social unit living together
From this reading “NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!”
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading “But Silk-ears, his mate, was quite stubborn about going.”
the brown fur of a muskrat
From this reading “He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.”
bite off very small pieces
From this reading “NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!”
a small lake
From this reading “He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading ““The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “But Silk-ears, his mate, was quite stubborn about going.”
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In this reading “NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!”
In this reading ““The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But Silk-ears, his mate, was quite stubborn about going.
(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 “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
plural of “bunny” — a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
the act of departing
From this reading But Silk-ears, his mate, was quite stubborn about going.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
plural of “household” — a social unit living together
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
the officer below the master on a commercial ship
From this reading But Silk-ears, his mate, was quite stubborn about going.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
the brown fur of a muskrat
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
bite off very small pieces
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
a small lake
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But Silk-ears, his mate, was quite stubborn about going.
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” she said.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Silk-ears, his mate, was quite stubborn about going.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading But Silk-ears, his mate, was quite stubborn about going.
carry out
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to take them back to the pond, right away quick, and show them to Doctor Muskrat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
which person or people
From this reading “The old mother rabbit who told me how to raise them said that pond wasn’t a good place at all.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading NEW HOUSEHOLDS IN THE WOODS AND FIELDS My, but Nibble was proud of his little bunnies!
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