Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily in the Woods is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily in the Woods is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc. She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily in the Woods is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.”
the time you go to bed
From this reading “Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.”
move with force
From this reading “She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.”
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading “She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .”
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
the time you go to bed
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
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From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
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From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
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From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
move with force
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
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From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She put her sled on the slanting tree, sat down and Jillie gave her a little push .
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
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From this reading Author of "Sammie and Susie Littletail," "Uncle Wiggily and Mother Goose," "The Bedtime Series of Animal Stories," "The Daddy Series," Etc.
Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily in the Woods by Howard Roger Garis holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 1 holds 443 sentences of Uncle Wiggily in the Woods, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily in the Woods by Howard Roger Garis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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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About 219 minutes of reading across 526 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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