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Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran. XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest. He didn't hurry. Jimmy never does hurry. Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading “XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.”
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.”
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading “XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.”
the act of harassing someone
From this reading “Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.”
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anew
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
past form of “amble” — walk leisurely
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't hurry.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jimmy never does hurry.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading He didn't hurry.
moving with great haste
From this reading Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
come together
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
a course of conduct
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll never, never play another joke," he said, over and over again as he ran.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
the act of harassing someone
From this reading Hurrying and worrying are two things he leaves for his neighbors.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading XII JIMMY SKUNK AND UNC' BILLY POSSUM MEET Jimmy Skunk ambled along down the Lone Little Path through the Green Forest.
Chapter 2 of The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 530 sentences, grouped into 106 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 2 holds 530 sentences of The Adventures of Jimmy Skunk, unabridged, divided into 106 reading sections.
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