Chapter 2 of The tale of Grumpy Weasel is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The tale of Grumpy Weasel is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket. He saw the end of the squabble. And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry. "I settled with her," she gasped. "And now tell me about the rat hole.
Chapter 2 of The tale of Grumpy Weasel is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading “And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.”
straighten with a comb
From this reading “And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.”
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading “And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “"And now tell me about the rat hole.”
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading “And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.”
a quarrel about petty points
From this reading “He saw the end of the squabble.”
very great or intense
From this reading “And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.”
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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 And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And now tell me about the rat hole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
straighten with a comb
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He saw the end of the squabble.
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading "I settled with her," she gasped.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
adult female chicken
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "And now tell me about the rat hole.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I settled with her," she gasped.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And now tell me about the rat hole.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now tell me about the rat hole.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw the end of the squabble.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading "And now tell me about the rat hole.
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw the end of the squabble.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "I settled with her," she gasped.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I settled with her," she gasped.
in the near future
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
a quarrel about petty points
From this reading He saw the end of the squabble.
express in words
From this reading "And now tell me about the rat hole.
very great or intense
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then he went to the door and looked out, for Mrs. Hen and her neighbor were making a terrific racket.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And soon Mrs. Hen came running back, with her feathers sadly rumpled, and her comb awry.
Chapter 2 of The tale of Grumpy Weasel by Arthur Scott Bailey holds 574 sentences, grouped into 115 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 574 sentences of The tale of Grumpy Weasel, unabridged, divided into 115 reading sections.
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