Chapter 28 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind. --Whitefoot. Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was very proud of his home. He showed it as he led Mrs. Whitefoot there. He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
Chapter 28 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “He showed it as he led Mrs. Whitefoot there.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.”
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 “When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was very proud of his home.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “He showed it as he led Mrs. Whitefoot there.”
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading “Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was very proud of his home.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He showed it as he led Mrs. Whitefoot there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He showed it as he led Mrs. Whitefoot there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was very proud of his home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was very proud of his home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He showed it as he led Mrs. Whitefoot there.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He showed it as he led Mrs. Whitefoot there.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
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 When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
a form of address for a man
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was very proud of his home.
on one occasion
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was very proud of his home.
express in words
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He showed it as he led Mrs. Whitefoot there.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
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 very proud of his home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He showed it as he led Mrs. Whitefoot there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
precisely as stated
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was very proud of his home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whitefoot the Wood Mouse was very proud of his home.
at the time that
From this reading When Mrs. Mouse makes up her mind Then Mr. Mouse best get behind.
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 very proud of his home.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt sure that she would say at once that that would be the place for them to live.
Chapter 28 of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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 28 holds 55 sentences of Whitefoot the Wood Mouse, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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