Chapter 18 of Fuzzy-Wuzz, a little brown bear of the Sierras is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Fuzzy-Wuzz, a little brown bear of the Sierras is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children. I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.” The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with. So far, so good. But Bucky would not budge.
Chapter 18 of Fuzzy-Wuzz, a little brown bear of the Sierras is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move very slightly
From this reading “But Bucky would not budge.”
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading “The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.”
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading “The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.”
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading ““AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.””
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading ““AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading ““AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.”
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading ““AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.”
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 “The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
terminate
From this reading I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.”
move very slightly
From this reading But Bucky would not budge.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bucky would not budge.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far, so good.
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So far, so good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Bucky would not budge.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
arrange in a container
From this reading I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
put a saddle on
From this reading I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far, so good.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
at the time that
From this reading “AS STUBBORN AS A MULE” “THERE is nothing like starting early,” said the Ranger one day, “when it comes to training animals and children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little donkey was accordingly fitted with a pair of kyacks, almost empty to start with.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But Bucky would not budge.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I am going to break young Bucky to the pack saddle.”
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