Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Travels is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Travels is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much. I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it. This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me. And what does he say, little girl--little boy? Oh, the world's running over with joy!"
Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Travels is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “Oh, the world's running over with joy!"”
deliver by singing
From this reading “I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.”
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Oh, the world's running over with joy!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
a youthful male person
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what does he say, little girl--little boy?
a young female
From this reading And what does he say, little girl--little boy?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And what does he say, little girl--little boy?
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From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Oh, the world's running over with joy!"
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, the world's running over with joy!"
above and across; more than
From this reading Oh, the world's running over with joy!"
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Oh, the world's running over with joy!"
express in words
From this reading And what does he say, little girl--little boy?
an educational institution
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
deliver by singing
From this reading I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, the world's running over with joy!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This is it: "There's a little brown bird sitting up in a tree, He's singing to you--he's singing to me.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
precisely as stated
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what does he say, little girl--little boy?
at the time that
From this reading But it used to be in my school reader when I was a little boy, and I liked it very much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, the world's running over with joy!"
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From this reading I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Oh, the world's running over with joy!"
produce a literary work
From this reading I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I hope whoever did write it won't mind if you sing it.
Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Travels by Howard Roger Garis holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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