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Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
"Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.
"Do you mean you are going to leave me for good?"
"Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.
Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."
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Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.
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"Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.
Line 3
"Do you mean you are going to leave me for good?"
/duː juː miːn juː ɑːr ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː liːv miː fɔːr ɡʊd/
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"Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.
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Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

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.

bugs noun US /bʌɡz/

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

From this reading “Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."”

Fuzzy adjective US /ˈfʌzi/

covering with fine light hairs

From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”

mosquito noun US /məˈskiːtoʊ/

two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading “"Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.”

mosquitoes noun US /məˈskiːtoʊz/

plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading “Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."”

muskrat noun US /ˈmʌskræt/

the brown fur of a muskrat

From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”

squirrels noun US /ˈskwɜːrəlz/

plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading “Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."”

talcum noun US /ˈtælkəm/

a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder

From this reading “Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."”

Wow noun US /waʊ/

a joke that seems extremely funny

From this reading “Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."”

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.

hollow stump adjective + noun

In this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”

rabbit gentleman noun + noun

In this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.”

all day adjective + noun

In this reading “"Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.”

All words in this reading · 105

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.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Do you mean you are going to leave me for good?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

Billie

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

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

capable of wounding

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

botheredadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːðərd/

caused to show discomposure

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

BownounUS /baʊ/

a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

breakfastverbUS /ˈbrekfəst/

eat an early morning meal

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

bugsnounUS /bʌɡz/

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

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/

a small house with a single story

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

bunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

Bushytail

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

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

busyadjectiveUS /ˈbɪzi/

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

chapsnounUS /tʃæps/

plural of “chap” — a boy or man

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

COOKverbUS /kʊk/

prepare a hot meal

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Do you mean you are going to leave me for good?"

doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

dogsnounUS /dɑːɡz/

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Do you mean you are going to leave me for good?"

FuzzyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌzi/

covering with fine light hairs

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

gentlemannounUS /ˈdʒentəlmən/

a man of refinement

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "Do you mean you are going to leave me for good?"

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "Do you mean you are going to leave me for good?"

gunsnounUS /ɡʌnz/

plural of “gun” — a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/

come to pass

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

hollowadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːloʊ/

not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

housekeepernounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpər/

a servant who is employed to perform domestic task in a household

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

how

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

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

I'm

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

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

Jackie

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

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

Jane

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

Johnnie

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

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

Littletail

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

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

Longears

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading "Do you mean you are going to leave me for good?"

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

mosquitonounUS /məˈskiːtoʊ/

two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

mosquitoesnounUS /məˈskiːtoʊz/

plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

muskratnounUS /ˈmʌskræt/

the brown fur of a muskrat

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

nephewnounUS /ˈnefjuː/

a son of your brother or sister

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

NurseverbUS /nɜːrs/

try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

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

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

Peetie

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

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

powdernounUS /ˈpaʊdər/

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

puppynounUS /ˈpʌpi/

a young dog

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

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 THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

sadadjectiveUS /sæd/

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

Sammie

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

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

shirtsnounUS /ʃɜːrts/

plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

shootverbUS /ʃuːt/

hit with a missile from a weapon

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

sorrowfuladjectiveUS /ˈsɑːroʊfəl/

experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

sortnounUS /sɔːrt/

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

squirrelsnounUS /ˈskwɜːrəlz/

plural of “squirrel” — a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

stumpnounUS /stʌmp/

the base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

talcumnounUS /ˈtælkəm/

a fine grained mineral having a soft soapy feel and consisting of hydrated magnesium silicate; used in a variety of products including talcum powder

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

taughtverbUS /tɔːt/

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Leave me all alone--how does that happen?" asked Uncle Wiggily, sort of sad and sorrowful like.

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 THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/

the present time or age

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

UNCLEnounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Oh, no; I'm just going to be busy all day sewing mosquito shirts for the animal boy soldiers who are going off to war.

WIGGILY

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

WoodlandnounUS /ˈwʊdlænd/

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

WownounUS /waʊ/

a joke that seems extremely funny

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

Wuzzy

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

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE COOK "Well, Mr. Longears, I shall have to leave you all alone today," said Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, the muskrat lady housekeeper, as she gave Uncle Wiggily, the bunny rabbit gentleman, his breakfast in the hollow stump bungalow one morning.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Since you taught them how to shoot their talcum powder guns at the bad biting bugs, Sammie Littletail, your rabbit nephew, and Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the squirrels; Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, and all the other Woodland chaps have been bothered with the mosquitoes."

Chapter 9 of Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland by Howard Roger Garis holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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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Sammie
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