Chapter 2 of Uncle Wiggily's Airship is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Uncle Wiggily's Airship is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh dear! Oh, who will help me?” “Ha! I wonder who that is,” said Uncle Wiggily. So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
Chapter 2 of Uncle Wiggily's Airship is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
clothing in general
From this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder who that is,” said Uncle Wiggily.”
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In this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
at or in the front
In this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
In this reading “So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.”
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.
(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 So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
clothing in general
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh dear!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Oh, who will help me?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder who that is,” said Uncle Wiggily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder who that is,” said Uncle Wiggily.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, who will help me?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh dear!
above and across; more than
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I wonder who that is,” said Uncle Wiggily.
cut with a saw
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wonder who that is,” said Uncle Wiggily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading I wonder who that is,” said Uncle Wiggily.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
which person or people
From this reading Oh, who will help me?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder who that is,” said Uncle Wiggily.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh, who will help me?”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading So he looked over the edge of the clothes basket and he saw Mrs. Wibblewobble, the duck lady, running up and down in front of her pen-house, flapping her wings, all excited-like.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder who that is,” said Uncle Wiggily.
Chapter 2 of Uncle Wiggily's Airship by Howard Roger Garis holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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 2 holds 472 sentences of Uncle Wiggily's Airship, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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