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.
Who are you?" asked the rabbit. "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree. There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones. I got into the trap by mistake. Oh! can't you help me?
Chapter 1 of Uncle Wiggily's Travels is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 61/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 301–305
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warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “"Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “I got into the trap by mistake.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “Who are you?" asked the rabbit.”
a lightweight cord
From this reading “"Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “"Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “"Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.”
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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 "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
react verbally
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who are you?" asked the rabbit.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Who are you?" asked the rabbit.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I got into the trap by mistake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got into the trap by mistake.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Oh! can't you help me?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I got into the trap by mistake.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
staying power
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh! can't you help me?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading I got into the trap by mistake.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading Who are you?" asked the rabbit.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
a lightweight cord
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who are you?" asked the rabbit.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a string around my legs and I can't fly home to see my little ones.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading I got into the trap by mistake.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
which person or people
From this reading Who are you?" asked the rabbit.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "Oh, I'm a poor little yellow bird," was the answer, "and I'm caught in a string-trap that some boys set in this tree.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Who are you?" asked the rabbit.
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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