CEFR A1 • 1.4/6.0🇺🇸 American AccentLittle Fox

Little Fox: I had a bat, but pat took my bat. i am sad.

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I had a bat, but Pat took my bat. I am sad.

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I had a bat, but Pat took my bat. I am sad.

0:17

I had a mat, but Pat took my mat. I am sad.

0:27

I had an apple, but Pat took my apple. I am sad.

0:38

I had an ant, but Pat took my ant. I am sad.

0:50

I had a cat, but Pat took my cat. I am sad.

1:01

I had a hat, but Pat took my hat. I am sad.

1:12

I had a pan, but Pat took my pan. I am sad.

1:23

I had a bag, but Pat took my bag. I am sad.

1:33

Dad! Catch him if you can!

1:40

Look! Dad got Pat! Pat is a bad man.

1:50

Dad put him in the van. Now I am happy.

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appleˈæpəl

A common, firm, round fruit produced by a tree of the genus Malus.

“I had an apple, but Pat took my apple. I am sad.”

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catchkæt͡ʃ

The act of seizing or capturing.

“Dad! Catch him if you can!”

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happyˈhæpi

Having a feeling arising from a consciousness of well-being or of enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, such as comfort,

“Dad put him in the van. Now I am happy.”

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looklɵk

To try to see, to pay attention to with one’s eyes.

“Look! Dad got Pat! Pat is a bad man.”

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tooktʊk

simple past of take

“I had a bat, but Pat took my bat. I am sad.”

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