Chapter 3 of The tale of Snowball Lamb is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The tale of Snowball Lamb is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys. Other boys liked to tease him. A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all. He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected. So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
Chapter 3 of The tale of Snowball Lamb is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.”
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.”
possessive form of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.”
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading “Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys.”
annoy persistently
From this reading “Other boys liked to tease him.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.
a youthful male person
From this reading A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys.
lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Other boys liked to tease him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Other boys liked to tease him.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.
possessive form of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
and nothing more
From this reading So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
annoy persistently
From this reading Other boys liked to tease him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Other boys liked to tease him.
in the direction of
From this reading Snowball didn't feel the same toward other boys.
except if; if not
From this reading He never missed a chance to bother Snowball--unless Johnnie Green objected.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading So it was only to be expected that Snowball should want to butt Red.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A neighbor's boy called "Red" was the biggest tease of them all.
Chapter 3 of The tale of Snowball Lamb by Arthur Scott Bailey holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 3 holds 436 sentences of The tale of Snowball Lamb, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The tale of Snowball Lamb by Arthur Scott Bailey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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