used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “No,” Nurse Jane answered.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
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free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I was just looking to see how much house-cleaning I must do.
to or in any or all places
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
FuzzyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌzi/
covering with fine light hairs
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a man of refinement
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
hollow-stump
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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
house-cleaning
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how
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was just looking to see how much house-cleaning I must do.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
Jane
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and nothing more
From this reading “I was just looking to see how much house-cleaning I must do.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
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Longears
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the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
MARY'SnounUS /ˈmeriz/
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I was just looking to see how much house-cleaning I must do.
muskratnounUS /ˈmʌskræt/
the brown fur of a muskrat
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I was just looking to see how much house-cleaning I must do.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” Nurse Jane answered.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
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plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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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 “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I was just looking to see how much house-cleaning I must do.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
in the near future
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
the season of growth
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was just looking to see how much house-cleaning I must do.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
WIGGILY
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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will soon be Spring, and the bungalow must be made nice and clean, ready for Summer.
Wuzzy
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From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND MARY’S LAMB ONE day Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady, was looking around the hollow-stump bungalow, behind pictures, under the piano, in corners and everywhere.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What is the matter?” asked Uncle Wiggily Longears, the rabbit gentleman, “have you lost something, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy?”
