Chapter 1 of Timmy Whoof is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Timmy Whoof is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Little Joker" "Little V. W." "Governor" etc. Little Timmy Whoof was a fat bear cub. He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger. In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
Chapter 1 of Timmy Whoof is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading “Little Timmy Whoof was a fat bear cub.”
an area adjacent to farm buildings
From this reading “In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.”
a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
From this reading “Author of "Little Joker" "Little V. W."”
young domestic cat
From this reading “He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.”
a young pig
From this reading “In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.”
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading “He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.”
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In this reading “In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.”
In this reading “In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Little Timmy Whoof was a fat bear cub.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Little Joker" "Little V. W."
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
have
From this reading Little Timmy Whoof was a fat bear cub.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
an awkward and inexperienced youth
From this reading Little Timmy Whoof was a fat bear cub.
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From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Governor" etc.
apart from; not including
From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
an area adjacent to farm buildings
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading Little Timmy Whoof was a fat bear cub.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
the head of a state government
From this reading "Governor" etc.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes
From this reading Author of "Little Joker" "Little V. W."
young domestic cat
From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Author of "Little Joker" "Little V. W."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Little Joker" "Little V. W."
a judge of a probate court
From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
a young pig
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Timmy Whoof was a fat bear cub.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading He didn't look unlike an ordinary kitten, except that he was larger.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading Author of "Little Joker" "Little V. W."
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Author of "Little Joker" "Little V. W."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Little Timmy Whoof was a fat bear cub.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Timmy Whoof was a fat bear cub.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading In color he was yellowish, with soft, thick fur, a broad baby head, and two small brown eyes that glinted--and sometimes squinted--like the eyes of a little farmyard piggy.
Chapter 1 of Timmy Whoof by Kate Innes holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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