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Whitefoot the Wood Mouse
Whitefoot the Wood Mouse

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.
Whitefoot was quite alone.
You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.
Farmer Brown's boy was the first to return.
He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.
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Whitefoot the Wood Mouse

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.
Line 2
Whitefoot was quite alone.
Line 3
You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.
Line 4
Farmer Brown's boy was the first to return.
/ˈfɑːrmər braʊnz bɔɪ wɑːz ðə fɜːrst tuː rɪˈtɜːrn/
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He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Brown's noun US /braʊnz/

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading “You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.”

collecting noun US /kəˈlektɪŋ/

the act of gathering something together

From this reading “You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.”

Farmer noun US /ˈfɑːrmər/

a person who operates a farm

From this reading “You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.”

Hound noun US /haʊnd/

any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

From this reading “You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.”

jump verb US /dʒʌmp/

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.”

landed adjective US /ˈlændəd/

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading “When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.”

pail noun US /peɪl/

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading “When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.”

sap verb US /sæp/

deplete

From this reading “When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading Whitefoot was quite alone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

Bowser

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

BrownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

Brown'snounUS /braʊnz/

possessive form of “brown” — an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/

the act of gathering something together

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

else

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

FarmernounUS /ˈfɑːrmər/

a person who operates a farm

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Farmer Brown's boy was the first to return.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

heedlessadjective

marked by or paying little heed or attention

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

HoundnounUS /haʊnd/

any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

landedadjectiveUS /ˈlændəd/

owning or consisting of land or real estate

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

pailnounUS /peɪl/

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Whitefoot was quite alone.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Farmer Brown's boy was the first to return.

sapverbUS /sæp/

deplete

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

sugar-house

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Farmer Brown's boy was the first to return.

treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He came in just after Whitefoot had given up all hope.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

Whitefoot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When Whitefoot made the heedless jump that landed him in a pail half filled with sap, no one else was in the little sugar-house.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You see, Farmer Brown and Farmer Brown's boy were out collecting sap from the trees, and Bowser the Hound was with them.

Chapter 8 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 40 sentences, grouped into 8 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.

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Chapter 8 holds 40 sentences of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 8 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 40 sentences, grouped into 8 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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Short
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Whitefoot
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Mouse
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Never
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