Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane. “It’s too bad,” agreed Mr. Longears. “But I must have a little rest and quiet. Baby Bunty is so lively!” “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““It’s too bad,” agreed Mr. Longears.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading ““Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading ““Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading ““Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.”
full of life and energy
From this reading “Baby Bunty is so lively!””
the brown fur of a muskrat
From this reading ““Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading ““Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading ““But I must have a little rest and quiet.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
deserving regret
In this reading ““It’s too bad,” agreed Mr. Longears.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “But I must have a little rest and quiet.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “It’s too bad,” agreed Mr. Longears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But I must have a little rest and quiet.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “It’s too bad,” agreed Mr. Longears.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I must have a little rest and quiet.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I must have a little rest and quiet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I must have a little rest and quiet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Baby Bunty is so lively!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too bad,” agreed Mr. Longears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “But I must have a little rest and quiet.
full of life and energy
From this reading Baby Bunty is so lively!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s too bad,” agreed Mr. Longears.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “It’s too bad,” agreed Mr. Longears.
the brown fur of a muskrat
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But I must have a little rest and quiet.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “But I must have a little rest and quiet.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “But I must have a little rest and quiet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “It’s too bad,” agreed Mr. Longears.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Baby Bunty will be so disappointed,” spoke Nurse Jane.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, she keeps you that way, too,” said the muskrat lady.
Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty by Howard Roger Garis holds 465 sentences, grouped into 93 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 3 holds 465 sentences of Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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