Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the boy didn't feel very funny. Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose. Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle. "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears. "He simply must have some."
Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.”
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading “Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.”
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading “Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.”
scrape with the paws
From this reading “Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.”
any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
From this reading “Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.”
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading “Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.”
-ing form of “tuck” — fit snugly into
From this reading “Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.”
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose.”
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.
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a man's hat with a tall crown; usually covered with silk or with beaver fur
In this reading “Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.”
In this reading “Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.”
In this reading “But the boy didn't feel very funny.”
In this reading “"I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
a youthful male person
From this reading But the boy didn't feel very funny.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the boy didn't feel very funny.
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
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From this reading But the boy didn't feel very funny.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading But the boy didn't feel very funny.
with resolute determination
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading But the boy didn't feel very funny.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He simply must have some."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose.
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
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From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
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From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He simply must have some."
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
scrape with the paws
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
a light shade of red
From this reading Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
and nothing more
From this reading "He simply must have some."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the boy didn't feel very funny.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm going to get some Fourth of July for that boy," said Mr. Longears.
-ing form of “tuck” — fit snugly into
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
precisely as stated
From this reading But the boy didn't feel very funny.
a Caucasian
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink nose.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Then he put his tall, silk hat firmly on his head and, tucking under his paw his red, white and blue striped rheumatism crutch, off through the woods hopped the bunny uncle.
Chapter 4 of Uncle Wiggily's Story Book by Howard Roger Garis holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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