Chapter 3 of The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry. There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked. “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.” “What’s the hunting?” I asked.
Chapter 3 of The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading ““Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.””
provide as food
From this reading ““Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.”
plural of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading ““Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading ““Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading ““Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.””
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading ““Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.””
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.”
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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 There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
in addition
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
provide as food
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
plural of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
an opening into or through something
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
a male human offspring
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
the upper part of anything
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the hunting?”
at the time that
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading There are three of them in a hole at the top of the wood,” he remarked.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Also our son was lame and would certainly have been caught when the hunting begins.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Foxes must live, and this one has young to feed, and therefore is always hungry.
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