Chapter 6 of Adventures in Wallypug-Land is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Adventures in Wallypug-Land is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIS MAJESTY IS DEPOSED. “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away. “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once. Put the creature into the dock.” His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
Chapter 6 of Adventures in Wallypug-Land is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading “His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.”
past form of “depose” — force to leave (an office)
From this reading “HIS MAJESTY IS DEPOSED.”
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading “Put the creature into the dock.””
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.”
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “HIS MAJESTY IS DEPOSED.”
relieve from
From this reading ““We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading ““We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.”
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In this reading ““We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.”
In this reading ““STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.”
In this reading “His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.”
do away with
In this reading ““We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.”
In this reading “His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.”
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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 “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Put the creature into the dock.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
past form of “depose” — force to leave (an office)
From this reading HIS MAJESTY IS DEPOSED.
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading Put the creature into the dock.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS MAJESTY IS DEPOSED.
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Put the creature into the dock.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIS MAJESTY IS DEPOSED.
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 “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading HIS MAJESTY IS DEPOSED.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
easily agitated
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
on one occasion
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Put the creature into the dock.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
relieve from
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
a shaky motion
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
precisely as stated
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
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From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “STOP a minute!” cried Madame, as I was being led away.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “We may as well settle the Wallypug’s affair at the same time and get rid of them both at once.
during the time that
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
a Caucasian
From this reading His Majesty was hustled forward, looking very nervous and white, as he stood trembling at the bar, while Madame regarded him fiercely.
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