Chapter 13 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 XIII
Chapter 13 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay. --Whitefoot. When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting. He had not been badly frightened. But he was somewhat upset.
Chapter 13 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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to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “He had not been badly frightened.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.”
past form of “dodge” — make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading “When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.”
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading “When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.”
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading “When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “But he was somewhat upset.”
(slang) offensive names for a White man
From this reading “When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.”
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 Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading He had not been badly frightened.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
next to; at the side of
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was somewhat upset.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
past form of “dodge” — make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
made afraid
From this reading He had not been badly frightened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
an opening into or through something
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
marked by the presence of snow
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading But he was somewhat upset.
moving very fast
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading But he was somewhat upset.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he was somewhat upset.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
at the time that
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whitefoot.
(slang) offensive names for a White man
From this reading When Whitefoot had discovered Whitey the Snowy Owl, he had dodged down in the little hole in the snow beside which he had been sitting.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mind made up a certain way Be swift to act; do not delay.
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