Chapter 1 of Tamba, the Tame Tiger: His Many Adventures is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Tamba, the Tame Tiger: His Many Adventures is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TAMBA IS CROSS “Here! Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!” “I didn’t do anything, Tamba.” “Yes, you did! You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
Chapter 1 of Tamba, the Tame Tiger: His Many Adventures is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading ““I didn’t do anything, Tamba.””
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “TAMBA IS CROSS “Here!”
cause friction
From this reading “Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!””
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!”
caught or fixed
From this reading “You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!”
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 “You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, you did!”
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anew
From this reading Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
any thing at all
From this reading “I didn’t do anything, Tamba.”
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
travel across or pass over
From this reading TAMBA IS CROSS “Here!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Yes, you did!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t do anything, Tamba.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading TAMBA IS CROSS “Here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t do anything, Tamba.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TAMBA IS CROSS “Here!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!”
cause friction
From this reading Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
caught or fixed
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
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 You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TAMBA IS CROSS “Here!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, you did!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don’t you do that again, or I’ll scratch you!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You stuck your tail into my cage, and if you do it again I’ll step on it!
Chapter 1 of Tamba, the Tame Tiger: His Many Adventures by Richard Barnum holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 1 holds 169 sentences of Tamba, the Tame Tiger: His Many Adventures, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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