Chapter 7 of The story of a woolly dog is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The story of a woolly dog is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this. He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton. “Don’t chase me,” mewed the China Cat. “I am a toy, like yourself. I am not real, and I have had, oh, such a sad life.”
Chapter 7 of The story of a woolly dog is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I am not real, and I have had, oh, such a sad life.””
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading ““I am a toy, like yourself.”
Every word is available to listen to. 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 He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am a toy, like yourself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t chase me,” mewed the China Cat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t chase me,” mewed the China Cat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t chase me,” mewed the China Cat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t chase me,” mewed the China Cat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I am not real, and I have had, oh, such a sad life.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am not real, and I have had, oh, such a sad life.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am a toy, like yourself.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not real, and I have had, oh, such a sad life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am a toy, like yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Don’t chase me,” mewed the China Cat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t chase me,” mewed the China Cat.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not real, and I have had, oh, such a sad life.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not real, and I have had, oh, such a sad life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am not real, and I have had, oh, such a sad life.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I am not real, and I have had, oh, such a sad life.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I am a toy, like yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He did not want to be unkind, but, as he said, dogs always chased cats, and he was a Dog, even if he was made of lamb’s wool and stuffed with cotton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE BEEHIVE The Woolly Dog stopped short on hearing this.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I am a toy, like yourself.
