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Uncle Wiggily's Story Book

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.
In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.
These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.
There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.
There is a story of a good boy and a freckled girl.
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Uncle Wiggily's Story Book

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.
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In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.
/ɪn ðɪs ˈvɑːljuːm aɪ hæv sʌm ædˈventʃərz wɪð riːl ˈtʃɪldrən laɪk jʊrˈselvz æz wel æz wɪð maɪ ˈænəməl frendz/
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These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.
/ðiːz ˈstɔːriz tel ʌv ðə ˈdʒɔɪəs ˈfʌni ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ ənd ˈevriˈdeɪ ædˈventʃərz ðæt ˈhæpən tuː juː ɡɜːrlz ənd bɔɪz/
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There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.
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There is a story of a good boy and a freckled girl.
/ðer ɪz ə ˈstɔːri ʌv ə ɡʊd bɔɪ ənd ə ˈfrekəld ɡɜːrl/

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.

Airship noun US /ˈerʃɪp/

a steerable self-propelled aircraft

From this reading “Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.”

Automobile noun US /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading “Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.”

everyday adjective US /ˈevriˈdeɪ/

found in the ordinary course of events

From this reading “These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.”

exciting adjective US /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading “These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.”

freckled adjective US /ˈfrekəld/

relating to or covered with or resembling freckles

From this reading “There is a story of a good boy and a freckled girl.”

joyous adjective US /ˈdʒɔɪəs/

full of or characterized by joy

From this reading “These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.”

Travels noun US /ˈtrævəlz/

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading “Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.”

yourselves pronoun US /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading “In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.”

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.

quite different adverb + adjective

In this reading “Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.”

read about verb + particle

In this reading “Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.”

good boy adjective + noun

In this reading “There is a story of a good boy and a freckled girl.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

AirshipnounUS /ˈerʃɪp/

a steerable self-propelled aircraft

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

AutomobilenounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːl/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading There is a story of a good boy and a freckled girl.

boysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

everydayadjectiveUS /ˈevriˈdeɪ/

found in the ordinary course of events

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/

creating or arousing excitement

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

FarmverbUS /fɑːrm/

be a farmer; work as a farmer

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.

freckledadjectiveUS /ˈfrekəld/

relating to or covered with or resembling freckles

From this reading There is a story of a good boy and a freckled girl.

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading There is a story of a good boy and a freckled girl.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

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

From this reading There is a story of a good boy and a freckled girl.

happenverbUS /ˈhæpən/

come to pass

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/

full of or characterized by joy

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.

others

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

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

storiesnounUS /ˈstɔːriz/

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 These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

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 There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading These stories tell of the joyous, funny, exciting and everyday adventures that happen to you girls and boys.

toothachenoun

an ache localized in or around a tooth

From this reading There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.

TravelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

UnclenounUS /ˈʌŋkəl/

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

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

volumenounUS /ˈvɑːljuːm/

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.

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 In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There is the story about a toothache, which you may read, or have read to you, when you want to forget the pain.

Wiggily

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

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

Wiggily's

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

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Uncle Wiggily's Airship; Uncle Wiggily's Automobile; Uncle Wiggily on the Farm; Uncle Wiggily's Travels This is a quite different book from any others you may have read about me.

yourselvespronounUS /jʊrˈselvz/

used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action

From this reading In this volume I have some adventures with real children, like yourselves, as well as with my animal friends.

Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book by Howard Roger Garis holds 441 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.

What does chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book contain?

Chapter 1 holds 441 sentences of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book by Howard Roger Garis exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 441 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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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Vocabulary met early in Uncle Wiggily's Story Book

Words and structures a reader meets early in Uncle Wiggily's Story Book, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Uncle
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Wiggily's
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Airship
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Automobile
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