Chapter 8 of Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose Complete in two parts is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose Complete in two parts is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling: “Hi, Jack! Ho, Jill! Where are you? Come at once, if you please!”
Chapter 8 of Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose Complete in two parts is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Come at once, if you please!””
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 “UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:”
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.
a comfortable upholstered armchair
In this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:”
In this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Come at once, if you please!””
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where are you?
in a state of sleep
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come at once, if you please!”
a small house with a single story
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come at once, if you please!”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
a man of refinement
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hi, Jack!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Ho, Jill!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Come at once, if you please!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
a small worthless amount
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
on one occasion
From this reading Come at once, if you please!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Come at once, if you please!”
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 UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
at the time that
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
in or at the place that
From this reading Where are you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACK AND JILL UNCLE WIGGILY LONGEARS, the nice old gentleman rabbit, was asleep in an easy chair in his hollow-stump bungalow one morning when he heard some one calling:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where are you?
Chapter 8 of Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose Complete in two parts by Howard Roger Garis holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 8 holds 78 sentences of Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose Complete in two parts, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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