Chapter 10 of Adventures in Wallypug-Land is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Adventures in Wallypug-Land is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOME OF HO-LOR. “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it. “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.” “Oh! yes,” said Gra-Shus clapping her hands. “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
Chapter 10 of Adventures in Wallypug-Land is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading ““Oh! yes,” said Gra-Shus clapping her hands.”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading ““And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?””
an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
From this reading ““I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading ““And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?””
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading ““I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading ““I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading ““Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.””
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ““Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?””
In this reading ““Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.””
In this reading ““I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “Oh! yes,” said Gra-Shus clapping her hands.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Oh! yes,” said Gra-Shus clapping her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh! yes,” said Gra-Shus clapping her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOME OF HO-LOR.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE HOME OF HO-LOR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
engage in
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOME OF HO-LOR.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! yes,” said Gra-Shus clapping her hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
an Asian temple; usually a pyramidal tower with an upward curving roof
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOME OF HO-LOR.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mi-Hy shall row us across, and Gra-Shus shall make us some tea.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I LIVE over there,” said Ho-Lor with pride, pointing to the island with the pagoda on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And we’ll show Mr. Majesty Wallypug our beautiful pet dog—won’t we?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh! yes,” said Gra-Shus clapping her hands.
Chapter 10 of Adventures in Wallypug-Land by G. E. (George Edward) Farrow holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 10 holds 132 sentences of Adventures in Wallypug-Land, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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