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Mighty Mikko

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Mighty Mikko is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.
Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:
"Roll, roll, my little cake!
Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"
At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.
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Mighty Mikko

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Mighty Mikko is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.
Line 2
Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:
Line 3
"Roll, roll, my little cake!
/roʊl roʊl maɪ ˈlɪtəl keɪk/
Line 4
Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"
/ʃoʊ miː ðə weɪ ðæt aɪ mʌst teɪk tuː faɪnd æt læst ðə ˈbrʌðərz naɪn huːz oʊn truː ˈmʌðər ɪz ˈɔːlsoʊ maɪn/
Line 5
At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

barked verb US /bɑːrkt/

past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone

From this reading “So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.”

cake noun US /keɪk/

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading “Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:”

magic noun US /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading “Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:”

prospect noun US /ˈprɑːspekt/

the possibility of future success

From this reading “So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.”

roll verb US /roʊl/

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading “"Roll, roll, my little cake!”

sang noun US /sæŋ/

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading “Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:”

wagged verb US /wæɡd/

inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side

From this reading “So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.”

wheel verb US /wiːl/

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading “At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

At once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.”

in front preposition + noun

at or in the front

In this reading “Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:”

threw down verb + adjective counted as “throw down”

In this reading “Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:”

at the prospect preposition + article + noun counted as “at … prospect”

In this reading “So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.”

with joy preposition + noun

In this reading “So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.”

into the world preposition + article + noun counted as “into … world”

In this reading “So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

barkedverbUS /bɑːrkt/

past form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

cakenounUS /keɪk/

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.

frontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

Kerttu

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Roll, roll, my little cake!

magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

mistressnounUS /ˈmɪstrəs/

an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

Musti

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Roll, roll, my little cake!

ninenounUS /naɪn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

prospectnounUS /ˈprɑːspekt/

the possibility of future success

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

RollverbUS /roʊl/

move by turning over or rotating

From this reading "Roll, roll, my little cake!

rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.

sangnounUS /sæŋ/

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

ShowverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

tailnounUS /teɪl/

the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

threwverbUS /θruː/

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading Then Kerttu threw down the magic cake in front of her and sang:

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

waggedverbUS /wæɡd/

inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

wheelverbUS /wiːl/

change directions as if revolving on a pivot

From this reading At once the cake rolled off like a little wheel and Kerttu and Musti followed it.

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Show me the way that I must take To find at last the brothers nine Whose own true mother is also mine!"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading So she called Musti and Musti wagged his tail and barked with joy at the prospect of going out into the world with his mistress.

Chapter 4 of Mighty Mikko by Parker Fillmore holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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Chapter 4 holds 411 sentences of Mighty Mikko, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Mighty Mikko

Words and structures a reader meets early in Mighty Mikko, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Finnish
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mighty Mikko; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Fairy
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mighty Mikko; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tales
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mighty Mikko; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Laughing
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Mighty Mikko; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.