Chapter 2 of The Black-Eyed Puppy is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Black-Eyed Puppy is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had gone and left me. But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him. I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open. Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek. One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
Chapter 2 of The Black-Eyed Puppy is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.”
plural of “claw” — sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading “I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.”
having been got the better of
From this reading “Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.”
plural of “puppy” — a young dog
From this reading “One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.”
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading “I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.”
In this reading “I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.”
In this reading “But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.”
In this reading “One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.”
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 Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
later than; following
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had gone and left me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
plural of “claw” — sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had gone and left me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gone and left me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gone and left me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He had gone and left me.
having been got the better of
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
engage in
From this reading One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had gone and left me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
and nothing more
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
plural of “puppy” — a young dog
From this reading One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
not in physical motion
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if only I could get out of the cage I might still run after him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Suddenly I felt a cold nose against mine and a little tongue licked my cheek.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
hard to endure
From this reading One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the other puppies in the cage was trying to make friends with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I cried and whined and tore at the door with my claws, but I couldn’t get it open.
Chapter 2 of The Black-Eyed Puppy by Katharine Pyle holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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 475 sentences of The Black-Eyed Puppy, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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