Chapter 1 of A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY! Whether his Mother would let him or no. _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach_, _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY! So off he set with his opera-hat, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY! And on his way he met with a Rat.
Chapter 1 of A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “_With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach_, _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY!”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “_With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach_, _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY!”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “And on his way he met with a Rat.”
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “And on his way he met with a Rat.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Whether his Mother would let him or no.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
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From this reading A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach_, _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY!
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach_, _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY!
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach_, _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whether his Mother would let him or no.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Whether his Mother would let him or no.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Whether his Mother would let him or no.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading And on his way he met with a Rat.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Whether his Mother would let him or no.
not any; not one
From this reading Whether his Mother would let him or no.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So off he set with his opera-hat, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on his way he met with a Rat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So off he set with his opera-hat, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Whether his Mother would let him or no.
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading And on his way he met with a Rat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach_, _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY!
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading So off he set with his opera-hat, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So off he set with his opera-hat, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
southwestern Asian plant widely cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
From this reading _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach_, _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And on his way he met with a Rat.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether his Mother would let him or no.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _With a rowley-powley, gammon and spinach_, _Heigho, says_ ANTHONY ROWLEY!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A Frog he would a-wooing go, _Heigho, says_ ROWLEY!
Chapter 1 of A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go by Randolph Caldecott holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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 1 holds 58 sentences of A Frog He Would A-Wooing Go, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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