Chapter 20 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind. --Whitefoot. Whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house. He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him. Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
Chapter 20 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “Whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.”
in order that something should not happen
From this reading “Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.”
past form of “scamper” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading “He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.”
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading “He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.”
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.”
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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 Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
set up or found
From this reading Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
an opening into or through something
From this reading Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house.
staying power
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
above and across; more than
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
past form of “scamper” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
a short piece remaining on a trunk or stem where a branch is lost
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
carry out
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
two times
From this reading Whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up the stub he climbed, and near the top he found a little round hole.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Whitefoot didn't wait to be told twice of that empty house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Whitefoot.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thanked Timmy and then scampered over to that stub as fast as his legs would take him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look not too much on that behind Lest to the future you be blind.
Chapter 20 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 41 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 20 holds 41 sentences of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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