Chapter 2 of The tale of Dickie Deer Mouse is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The tale of Dickie Deer Mouse is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe. To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out. And somebody said: "I see you!" It was Simon Screecher himself that spoke. Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
Chapter 2 of The tale of Dickie Deer Mouse is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading “Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.”
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading “To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.”
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading “To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.”
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “It was Simon Screecher himself that spoke.”
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading “Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.”
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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 To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And somebody said: "I see you!"
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe.
distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
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From this reading To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.
only a very short time before
From this reading So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was Simon Screecher himself that spoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And somebody said: "I see you!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Simon Screecher himself that spoke.
the sound of laughing
From this reading To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule
From this reading To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading To Dickie's dismay, a mocking laugh rang out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And somebody said: "I see you!"
someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice
From this reading It was Simon Screecher himself that spoke.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And somebody said: "I see you!"
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading It was Simon Screecher himself that spoke.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe.
a person, without saying who
From this reading And somebody said: "I see you!"
inflected form of “spy” — catch sight of
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading It was Simon Screecher himself that spoke.
not in physical motion
From this reading So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was Simon Screecher himself that spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So he stood stock still, hardly daring to breathe.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Dickie Deer Mouse looked up and spied him, sitting on a low limb.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Simon Screecher himself that spoke.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And somebody said: "I see you!"
Chapter 2 of The tale of Dickie Deer Mouse by Arthur Scott Bailey holds 484 sentences, grouped into 97 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 484 sentences of The tale of Dickie Deer Mouse, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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