Chapter 1 of The tale of Timothy Turtle is here in full — 585 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The tale of Timothy Turtle is here in full — 585 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions. Frontispiece "Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog. Timothy began to climb the steep bluff. "Let me go!" Fatty Coon shrieked.
Chapter 1 of The tale of Timothy Turtle is here in full — 585 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading “Timothy began to climb the steep bluff.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Timothy began to climb the steep bluff.”
an eccentric or undignified rustic
From this reading “Fatty Coon shrieked.”
containing or composed of fat
From this reading “Fatty Coon shrieked.”
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “Frontispiece "Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog.”
plural of “motion” — the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “Fatty Coon shrieked.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Timothy began to climb the steep bluff.
a high steep bank (usually formed by river erosion)
From this reading Timothy began to climb the steep bluff.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Timothy began to climb the steep bluff.
an eccentric or undignified rustic
From this reading Fatty Coon shrieked.
containing or composed of fat
From this reading Fatty Coon shrieked.
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading Frontispiece "Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog.
an ornamental facade
From this reading Frontispiece "Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let me go!"
the act of departing
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Frontispiece "Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Frontispiece "Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog.
plural of “motion” — the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Frontispiece "Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Frontispiece "Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading Fatty Coon shrieked.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
having a sharp inclination
From this reading Timothy began to climb the steep bluff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Frontispiece "Let Me In!" said Timothy to Mr. Frog.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Made in the United States of America Timothy was going through the queerest motions.
Chapter 1 of The tale of Timothy Turtle by Arthur Scott Bailey holds 585 sentences, grouped into 117 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 585 sentences of The tale of Timothy Turtle, unabridged, divided into 117 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The tale of Timothy Turtle by Arthur Scott Bailey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 585 sentences, grouped into 117 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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