Chapter 7 of The Tale of Bunny Cotton-Tail is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Tale of Bunny Cotton-Tail is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do? She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods. And why was she going to find Mr. Owl? Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away. Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
Chapter 7 of The Tale of Bunny Cotton-Tail is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.”
superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.”
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.
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.”
In this reading “She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.”
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 Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why was she going to find Mr. Owl?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
for the reason that
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
the act of departing
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
a form of address for a man
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
express a supposition
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Mr. Owl was at home, as usual, sitting on a branch of an old pine-tree.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Because she wanted to ask him how to stop Bunny Cotton-Tail from running away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
which person or people
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why was she going to find Mr. Owl?
superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading She was going to find Mr. Owl, who is the wisest creature in the woods.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, what do you suppose Mother Bunny was going to do?
Chapter 7 of The Tale of Bunny Cotton-Tail by Laura Rountree Smith holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 7 holds 95 sentences of The Tale of Bunny Cotton-Tail, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Tale of Bunny Cotton-Tail by Laura Rountree Smith exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 95 sentences, grouped into 19 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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