Chapter 2 of Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window. They all kept quiet and listened. Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call: "Umph! Umph!
Chapter 2 of Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.”
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading “Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call:”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call:”
the act of swimming
From this reading “TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.”
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading “Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call:”
close enough to be walked to
From this reading “TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.”
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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 TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
anew
From this reading Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call:
(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 They all kept quiet and listened.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call:
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call:
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading They all kept quiet and listened.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading They all kept quiet and listened.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
not any; not one
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading They all kept quiet and listened.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call:
the act of swimming
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They all kept quiet and listened.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call:
proclaim on, or as if on, a trumpet
From this reading Through the jungle again sounded the trumpet call:
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
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From this reading "Umph!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
which person or people
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading TUM TUM IS CAUGHT Tum Tum, and the other elephants who were in swimming, made no more noise than a fly walking up the window.
Chapter 2 of Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant by Richard Barnum holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 183 sentences of Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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