Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's funny auto is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's funny auto is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Italic text displayed as: _italic_ IF YOU LIKE THIS FUNNY LITTLE PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE BUNNY RABBIT GENTLEMAN YOU MAY BE GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1. UNCLE WIGGILY’S AUTO SLED. 2. UNCLE WIGGILY’S SNOW MAN.
Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's funny auto is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY’S AUTO SLED.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ IF YOU LIKE THIS FUNNY LITTLE PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE BUNNY RABBIT GENTLEMAN YOU MAY BE GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS”
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading “So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.”
a holding device
From this reading “So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.”
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ IF YOU LIKE THIS FUNNY LITTLE PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE BUNNY RABBIT GENTLEMAN YOU MAY BE GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS”
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading “So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.”
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading “UNCLE WIGGILY’S AUTO SLED.”
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading “So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.”
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.
a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
In this reading “So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.”
In this reading “Italic text displayed as: _italic_ IF YOU LIKE THIS FUNNY LITTLE PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE BUNNY RABBIT GENTLEMAN YOU MAY BE GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.”
In this reading “So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.”
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From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
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From this reading 2.
on the subject of; concerning
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ IF YOU LIKE THIS FUNNY LITTLE PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE BUNNY RABBIT GENTLEMAN YOU MAY BE GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY’S AUTO SLED.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ IF YOU LIKE THIS FUNNY LITTLE PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE BUNNY RABBIT GENTLEMAN YOU MAY BE GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS
the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
arousing or provoking laughter
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the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
a man of refinement
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showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
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change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
a holding device
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ IF YOU LIKE THIS FUNNY LITTLE PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE BUNNY RABBIT GENTLEMAN YOU MAY BE GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS
a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
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be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
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prefer or wish to do something
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY’S SNOW MAN.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
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any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
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interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
a hand tool for lifting loose material; consists of a curved container or scoop and a handle
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
a vehicle mounted on runners and pulled by horses or dogs; for transportation over snow
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY’S AUTO SLED.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY’S SNOW MAN.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
carry out
From this reading So if the spoon holder doesn’t go down cellar and take the coal shovel away from the gas stove, you may read 1.
the words of something written
From this reading Italic text displayed as: _italic_ IF YOU LIKE THIS FUNNY LITTLE PICTURE BOOK ABOUT THE BUNNY RABBIT GENTLEMAN YOU MAY BE GLAD TO KNOW THERE ARE OTHERS
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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in or at that place or location
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY’S AUTO SLED.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNCLE WIGGILY’S AUTO SLED.
the person or people being spoken to
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Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's funny auto by Howard Roger Garis holds 263 sentences, grouped into 53 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 263 sentences of Uncle Wiggily's funny auto, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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