Chapter 12 of Mappo, the Merry Monkey: His Many Adventures is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mappo, the Merry Monkey: His Many Adventures is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAPPO AND THE BABY "Come back here! Come back! My monkey! He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo. Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
Chapter 12 of Mappo, the Merry Monkey: His Many Adventures is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “MAPPO AND THE BABY "Come back here!”
more quickly
From this reading “Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “My monkey!”
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading “He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.”
lacking kindness
From this reading “Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAPPO AND THE BABY "Come back here!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading MAPPO AND THE BABY "Come back here!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading MAPPO AND THE BABY "Come back here!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MAPPO AND THE BABY "Come back here!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
at any time
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
more quickly
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading MAPPO AND THE BABY "Come back here!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAPPO AND THE BABY "Come back here!
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading My monkey!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My monkey!
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading He is running away!" cried the hand-organ man, as he raced after Mappo.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAPPO AND THE BABY "Come back here!
lacking kindness
From this reading Mappo looked behind, and saw his unkind master coming, so the little monkey ran faster than ever.
Chapter 12 of Mappo, the Merry Monkey: His Many Adventures by Richard Barnum holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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 12 holds 155 sentences of Mappo, the Merry Monkey: His Many Adventures, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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