Chapter 22 of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?” It's true. It's the truest thing that ever was. If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat. He'll tell you it's true, and Jerry knows.
Chapter 22 of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.”
highest in quality
From this reading ““Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?””
an accidental happening
From this reading ““Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?””
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “He'll tell you it's true, and Jerry knows.”
the brown fur of a muskrat
From this reading “If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading ““Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?””
superlative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “It's the truest thing that ever was.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.
at any time
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
highest in quality
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
an accidental happening
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
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From this reading He'll tell you it's true, and Jerry knows.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
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From this reading It's true.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.
and nothing more
From this reading If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He'll tell you it's true, and Jerry knows.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
the brown fur of a muskrat
From this reading If you don't believe it, you just go ask Jerry Muskrat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
express in words
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
a special situation
From this reading It's the truest thing that ever was.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It's true.
superlative of “true” — consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It's the truest thing that ever was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's the truest thing that ever was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, tell me, you and you and you, If it may hap you've ever heard Of all that wond'rous is and great The greatest is the spoken word?”
Chapter 22 of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 29 sentences, grouped into 6 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 22 holds 29 sentences of The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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