Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was something wrong. Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning. At first he couldn't think what it was. He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong. Suddenly Grandfather Frog realized how still it was.
Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading “He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Suddenly Grandfather Frog realized how still it was.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “Suddenly Grandfather Frog realized how still it was.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “There was something wrong.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he couldn't think what it was.
past form of “blink” — briefly shut the eyes
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first he couldn't think what it was.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first he couldn't think what it was.
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly Grandfather Frog realized how still it was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
and nothing more
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Suddenly Grandfather Frog realized how still it was.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something wrong.
not in physical motion
From this reading Suddenly Grandfather Frog realized how still it was.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly Grandfather Frog realized how still it was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something wrong.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading At first he couldn't think what it was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
precisely as stated
From this reading Grandfather Frog knew it the very minute he got up that morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something wrong.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At first he couldn't think what it was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He sat with just his head out of water and blinked his great goggly eyes, as he tried to think what it was that was wrong.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading There was something wrong.
Chapter 9 of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 41 sentences of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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