Chapter 2 of The Sins of Silvertip the Fox is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Sins of Silvertip the Fox is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit. “There wasn’t any Man. They don’t come here. You must have had a bad dream.” “No, I didn’t,” she insisted.
Chapter 2 of The Sins of Silvertip the Fox is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “You must have had a bad dream.””
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “You must have had a bad dream.””
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““No, I didn’t,” she insisted.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.”
bite off very small pieces
From this reading “WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.”
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 “WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “You must have had a bad dream.””
In this reading “They don’t come here.”
In this reading ““There wasn’t any Man.”
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 You must have had a bad dream.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “There wasn’t any Man.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading You must have had a bad dream.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They don’t come here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, I didn’t,” she insisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They don’t come here.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading You must have had a bad dream.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You must have had a bad dream.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have had a bad dream.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They don’t come here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I didn’t,” she insisted.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “No, I didn’t,” she insisted.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “There wasn’t any Man.
used to form the superlative
From this reading WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have had a bad dream.”
bite off very small pieces
From this reading WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I didn’t,” she insisted.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
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 WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No, I didn’t,” she insisted.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There wasn’t any Man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don’t come here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There wasn’t any Man.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading WHY TOMMY ’MOST LOST HIS TEMPER “Nonsense!” said Nibble Rabbit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must have had a bad dream.”
Chapter 2 of The Sins of Silvertip the Fox by John Breck holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 86 sentences of The Sins of Silvertip the Fox, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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