Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily's Adventures is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily's Adventures is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good!" cried the monkey. "So you heard me sing? I'm tired of being the whole show. I need some one to help me. Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily's Adventures is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Come over here and I'll explain all about it.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I need some one to help me.”
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading “"Good!" cried the monkey.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “I need some one to help me.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I'm tired of being the whole show.”
deliver by singing
From this reading “"So you heard me sing?”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “I'm tired of being the whole show.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I'm tired of being the whole show.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
(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 Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I'm tired of being the whole show.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Good!" cried the monkey.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good!" cried the monkey.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "So you heard me sing?
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I need some one to help me.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I need some one to help me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm tired of being the whole show.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So you heard me sing?
any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)
From this reading "Good!" cried the monkey.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need some one to help me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm tired of being the whole show.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I need some one to help me.
above and across; more than
From this reading Come over here and I'll explain all about it.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I'm tired of being the whole show.
deliver by singing
From this reading "So you heard me sing?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you heard me sing?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I need some one to help me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good!" cried the monkey.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading I'm tired of being the whole show.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I need some one to help me.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I'm tired of being the whole show.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you heard me sing?
Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily's Adventures by Howard Roger Garis holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 3 holds 402 sentences of Uncle Wiggily's Adventures, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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