Chapter 8 of The Story of a Stuffed Elephant is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Story of a Stuffed Elephant is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ELEPHANT JUDGE "Let me go! Oh, please put me down! Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog. Nip did not answer. This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
Chapter 8 of The Story of a Stuffed Elephant is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “AN ELEPHANT JUDGE "Let me go!”
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “AN ELEPHANT JUDGE "Let me go!”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.”
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading “Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.”
filled with something
From this reading “Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ELEPHANT JUDGE "Let me go!
react verbally
From this reading Nip did not answer.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
for the reason that
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nip did not answer.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Oh, please put me down!
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading AN ELEPHANT JUDGE "Let me go!
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading AN ELEPHANT JUDGE "Let me go!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading AN ELEPHANT JUDGE "Let me go!
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading AN ELEPHANT JUDGE "Let me go!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN ELEPHANT JUDGE "Let me go!
squeeze tightly between the fingers
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nip did not answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, please put me down!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Oh, please put me down!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Oh, please put me down!
express in speech
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
filled with something
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was not because he could not speak the toy language or the language of Stuffed Elephants.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you taking me?" called the Stuffed Elephant to Nip, the big dog.
Chapter 8 of The Story of a Stuffed Elephant by Laura Lee Hope holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 8 holds 205 sentences of The Story of a Stuffed Elephant, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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