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Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard
Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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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!"
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Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard 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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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:
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"Hi, Jack!
/haɪ dʒæk/
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Ho, Jill!
Line 4
Where are you?
/wer ɑːr juː/
Line 5
Come at once, if you please!"
/kʌm æt wʌns ɪf juː pliːz/

Learner Dictionary

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

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asleep adjective US /əˈsliːp/

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:”

bungalow noun US /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/

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:”

calling noun US /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

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:”

easy adjective US /ˈiːzi/

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:”

jack noun US /dʒæk/

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:”

nice adjective US /naɪs/

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:”

rabbit noun US /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 “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:”

uncle noun US /ˈʌŋkəl/

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:”

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andeterminerUS /æn/

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:

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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:

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Where are you?

asleepadjectiveUS /əˈsliːp/

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:

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Come at once, if you please!"

bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/

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:

callingnounUS /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/

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:

chairnounUS /tʃer/

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:

ComeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Come at once, if you please!"

easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/

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:

gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/

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:

hepronounUS /hiː/

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:

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

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:

HinounUS /haɪ/

an expression of greeting

From this reading "Hi, Jack!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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:

HonounUS /hoʊ/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds

From this reading Ho, Jill!

hollow-stump

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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:

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Come at once, if you please!"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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:

JACKnounUS /dʒæk/

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:

JILL

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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:

Longears

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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:

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

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:

niceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

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:

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(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:

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Come at once, if you please!"

onepronounUS /wʌn/

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:

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Come at once, if you please!"

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 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:

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(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:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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:

UNCLEnounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

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:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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:

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

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:

WhereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Where are you?

WIGGILY

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:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Where are you?

Chapter 10 of Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard 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.

What does chapter 10 of Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard contain?

Chapter 10 holds 78 sentences of Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard by Howard Roger Garis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 78 sentences, grouped into 16 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #23213, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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Vocabulary met early in Uncle Wiggily and Old Mother Hubbard

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Adventures
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Rabbit
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Gentleman
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Mother
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