Chapter 3 of Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke. No, indeed! Tum Tum was feeling very unhappy now. "Oh, mamma!" Tum Tum cried.
Chapter 3 of Tum Tum, the Jolly Elephant is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading “TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"Oh, mamma!"”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.”
the act of swimming
From this reading “TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “Tum Tum was feeling very unhappy now.”
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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 AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Tum Tum cried.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Tum Tum was feeling very unhappy now.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading No, indeed!
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Oh, mamma!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
not any; not one
From this reading No, indeed!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, mamma!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
above and across; more than
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
the act of swimming
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Tum Tum was feeling very unhappy now.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
precisely as stated
From this reading Tum Tum was feeling very unhappy now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
at the time that
From this reading TUM TUM AND MAPPO Tum Tum was not now such a jolly elephant as he had been the day he went in swimming, or as happy as when he pulled up the tree, fell over backward, and laughed at his own joke.
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