Chapter 15 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere. --Whitefoot. Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened. Yes, sir, he was terribly frightened. It was a long, long time since he had been as frightened as he now was.
Chapter 15 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.”
made afraid
From this reading “Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.”
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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 It was a long, long time since he had been as frightened as he now was.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was a long, long time since he had been as frightened as he now was.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a long, long time since he had been as frightened as he now was.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.
made afraid
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a long, long time since he had been as frightened as he now was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, sir, he was terribly frightened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It was a long, long time since he had been as frightened as he now was.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was a long, long time since he had been as frightened as he now was.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was a long, long time since he had been as frightened as he now was.
term of address for a man
From this reading Yes, sir, he was terribly frightened.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Danger may be anywhere, So I expect it everywhere.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was a long, long time since he had been as frightened as he now was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whitefoot.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was terribly frightened.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, sir, he was terribly frightened.
Chapter 15 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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 15 holds 43 sentences of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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