Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat. "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny. "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel. Can't you mend your best petticoat with all those?" "Indeed I can," mewed Pussy Cat Mole.
Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “"Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.”
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading “"I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “Can't you mend your best petticoat with all those?"”
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “"Indeed I can," mewed Pussy Cat Mole.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “"I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.”
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading “"Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “"Indeed I can," mewed Pussy Cat Mole.”
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading “"Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.”
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.
In this reading “"Indeed I can," mewed Pussy Cat Mole.”
In this reading “"I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
(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 Can't you mend your best petticoat with all those?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Can't you mend your best petticoat with all those?"
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Indeed I can," mewed Pussy Cat Mole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't you mend your best petticoat with all those?"
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.
an opening into or through something
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed I can," mewed Pussy Cat Mole.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading Can't you mend your best petticoat with all those?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Indeed I can," mewed Pussy Cat Mole.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading "Indeed I can," mewed Pussy Cat Mole.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
fasten by sewing; do needlework
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Can't you mend your best petticoat with all those?"
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.
a Caucasian
From this reading "I have here needle and thread, and some white flannel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Not with this big burned hole in my petticoat!" mewed the cat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah, but you shall sew on a patch," said the bunny.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can't you mend your best petticoat with all those?"
Chapter 3 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book by Howard Roger Garis holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 434 sentences of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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