Chapter 9 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best. --Whitefoot. Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest. Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him. At least, I doubt if you would.
Chapter 9 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.”
a person who jumps
From this reading “Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading “Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.”
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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 Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
past form of “crouch” — bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading At least, I doubt if you would.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At least, I doubt if you would.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At least, I doubt if you would.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
a person who jumps
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least, I doubt if you would.
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
come together
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him.
trying something to find out about it
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him.
a special situation
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Jumper the Hare sat crouched at the foot of a tree in the Green Forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whitefoot.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had you happened along there, you would not have seen him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thus always you will meet life's test-- To do the thing you can do best.
Chapter 9 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 50 sentences, grouped into 10 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 9 holds 50 sentences of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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