Chapter 2 of Washer the Raccoon is here in full — 509 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Washer the Raccoon is here in full — 509 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more. If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him." "He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm. "Black Wolf sent that message to me." "Yes," replied Sneaky, smiling.
Chapter 2 of Washer the Raccoon is here in full — 509 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “"He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “"Black Wolf sent that message to me."”
arrange in a container
From this reading “If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."”
move down on as if in an attack
From this reading “If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Yes," replied Sneaky, smiling.”
marked by deception
From this reading “"Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “"He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm.”
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.
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In this reading “If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."”
a younger brother
In this reading “If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."”
In this reading “"He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading "Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading "He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Black Wolf sent that message to me."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Black Wolf sent that message to me."
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "Black Wolf sent that message to me."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
arrange in a container
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
move down on as if in an attack
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," replied Sneaky, smiling.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Black Wolf sent that message to me."
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Yes," replied Sneaky, smiling.
marked by deception
From this reading "Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading "He said that!" exclaimed Mother Wolf in alarm.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," admited Sneaky, "and he said something more.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you bring Little Brother before him, he'll order the whole pack to pounce on him and kill him."
Chapter 2 of Washer the Raccoon by George Ethelbert Walsh holds 509 sentences, grouped into 102 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 509 sentences of Washer the Raccoon, unabridged, divided into 102 reading sections.
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