Chapter 19 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own. --Whitefoot. Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully. He didn't know he had a visitor. He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
Chapter 19 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading “Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.”
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading “True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.”
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 “He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.”
in a peaceful manner
From this reading “Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.”
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading “Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.”
someone who visits
From this reading “He didn't know he had a visitor.”
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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 He didn't know he had a visitor.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
(of hair) making curls or having been made to curl
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't know he had a visitor.
moving swiftly
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He didn't know he had a visitor.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
freedom from control or influence of another or others
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He didn't know he had a visitor.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
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 He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
in a peaceful manner
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
Identical; not different.
From this reading He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
the upper part of anything
From this reading He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
precisely as stated
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
someone who visits
From this reading He didn't know he had a visitor.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Curled up in his splendid warm bed, Timmy the Flying Squirrel slept peacefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whitefoot.
belonging to which person
From this reading True independence he has known Whose home has been his very own.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading He didn't know that on top of that same bed lay Whitefoot the Wood Mouse.
Chapter 19 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 62 sentences, grouped into 13 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 19 holds 62 sentences of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 62 sentences, grouped into 13 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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