Chapter 4 of Bully and Bawly No-Tail (the Jumping Frogs) is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Bully and Bawly No-Tail (the Jumping Frogs) is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?” “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth. “Let me take one last hop before I die?” asked Bully. “Very well,” answered the wolf. “One hop and only one, remember.
Chapter 4 of Bully and Bawly No-Tail (the Jumping Frogs) is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading ““Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?””
promote over another
From this reading ““Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?””
let have
From this reading ““Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?””
jump lightly
From this reading ““Let me take one last hop before I die?” asked Bully.”
in a polite manner
From this reading ““Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?””
-ing form of “sharpen” — make sharp or sharper
From this reading ““What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading ““What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading ““Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?””
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 “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
later than; following
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “One hop and only one, remember.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Very well,” answered the wolf.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Let me take one last hop before I die?” asked Bully.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
take in solid food
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
promote over another
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
the act of departing
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
let have
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.
jump lightly
From this reading “Let me take one last hop before I die?” asked Bully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Let me take one last hop before I die?” asked Bully.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.
immediately past
From this reading “Let me take one last hop before I die?” asked Bully.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me take one last hop before I die?” asked Bully.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
used to form the superlative
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
and nothing more
From this reading “One hop and only one, remember.
in a polite manner
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “One hop and only one, remember.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
-ing form of “sharpen” — make sharp or sharper
From this reading “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
not in physical motion
From this reading “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.
carry out
From this reading “Let me take one last hop before I die?” asked Bully.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well,” answered the wolf.
(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 “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?” asked the wolf, still sharpening his teeth.
during the time that
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, if you are going to eat me, Mr. Wolf,” said Bully, most politely, after a while, “will you grant me one favor before you do so?”
Chapter 4 of Bully and Bawly No-Tail (the Jumping Frogs) by Howard Roger Garis holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
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