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Chapter 1 of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I got to figger it out some other way." Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons. "Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she. "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way." Little she guessed what the way was to be.
Chapter 1 of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 19/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 91–95
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a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.”
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading “Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “"Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."”
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Little she guessed what the way was to be.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “"Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she.”
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading “"Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “"Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “"Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she.”
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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 "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
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From this reading "Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she.
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
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From this reading I got to figger it out some other way."
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got to figger it out some other way."
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Little she guessed what the way was to be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got to figger it out some other way."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I got to figger it out some other way."
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading "Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she.
a person having kinship with another or others
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little she guessed what the way was to be.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I got to figger it out some other way."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I got to figger it out some other way."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I got to figger it out some other way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I got to figger it out some other way."
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From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little she guessed what the way was to be.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I got to figger it out some other way."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Little she guessed what the way was to be.
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From this reading Mrs. Wiggs put her arm about his shoulder, and together they looked out across the dreary commons.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you worry so, Jimmy," said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mebbe I kin git work to-morrow, or you'll git a raise, or somethin'; they'll be some way."
Chapter 1 of Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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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