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Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty
Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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“I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.
“I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.
I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”
“Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.
So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.
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Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.
Line 2
“I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.
/aɪ wɪl draɪv əˈweɪ ðə red bʌɡz ðæt ɑːr ˈbaɪtɪŋ jɔːr θɪk ɡriːn ˈɡlɔːsi liːvz/
Line 3
I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”
Line 4
“Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.
/pliːz duː beɡd ðə plænts ˈɡroʊɪŋ ɑːn ðə edʒ ʌv ðə bɪɡ pɑːnd/
Line 5
So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

biting adjective US /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

capable of wounding

From this reading ““I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.”

bugs noun US /bʌɡz/

plural of “bug” — general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

From this reading ““I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.”

crutch noun US /krʌtʃ/

a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

From this reading “I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.””

glossy adjective US /ˈɡlɔːsi/

based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

From this reading ““I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.”

pond noun US /pɑːnd/

a small lake

From this reading ““Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.”

rheumatism noun US /ˈruːmətɪzəm/

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

From this reading “I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.””

striped adjective US /straɪpt/

marked or decorated with stripes

From this reading “I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.””

tapping noun US /ˈtæpɪŋ/

the sound of light blow or knock

From this reading “So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

plants growing verb + noun counted as “plant growing”

In this reading ““Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.”

rabbit gentleman noun + noun

In this reading “So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.”

drive away verb + particle

force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

In this reading ““I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.”

on the edge preposition + article + noun counted as “on … edge”

In this reading ““Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

beggedverbUS /beɡd/

inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat

From this reading “Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading “Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.

bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

capable of wounding

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

bugsnounUS /bʌɡz/

plural of “bug” — general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.

crutchnounUS /krʌtʃ/

a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.

driveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

drovenounUS /droʊv/

a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

edgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading “Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.

gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/

a man of refinement

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

glossyadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːsi/

based on pretense; deceptively pleasing

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading “Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.

I'll

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

kindlyadjectiveUS /ˈkaɪndli/

showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity

From this reading “I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.

knockverbUS /nɑːk/

deliver a sharp blow or push

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

leavesnounUS /liːvz/

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

offeredverbUS /ˈɔːfərd/

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading “I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading “Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.

plantsnounUS /plænts/

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading “Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.

PleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading “Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.

pondnounUS /pɑːnd/

a small lake

From this reading “Please do!” begged the plants growing on the edge of the big pond.

rabbitnounUS /ˈræbət/

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

rheumatismnounUS /ˈruːmətɪzəm/

any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/

marked or decorated with stripes

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

tappingnounUS /ˈtæpɪŋ/

the sound of light blow or knock

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

thankedverbUS /θæŋkt/

past form of “thank” — express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/

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 “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

thick-leaved

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt

From this reading “I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading So Uncle Wiggily drove away the biting bugs by tapping on the green, thick-leaved plants with his crutch, and the plants thanked the rabbit gentleman very much.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

Wiggily

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “I can do that,” kindly offered Uncle Wiggily.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I’ll knock them off with my red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch.”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I will drive away the red bugs that are biting your thick, green, glossy leaves.

Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily and Baby Bunty by Howard Roger Garis holds 460 sentences, grouped into 92 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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