Chapter 2 of Wee Wee Songs for Our Little Pets is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Wee Wee Songs for Our Little Pets is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light! “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise? Do hark! Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.” “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
Chapter 2 of Wee Wee Songs for Our Little Pets is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.””
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “Do hark!”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!”
in a nice way
From this reading “Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading ““I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!”
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In this reading ““Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?”
In this reading “Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.””
In this reading “Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!”
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 Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
a youthful male person
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do hark!
made afraid
From this reading “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading Do hark!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?
go away from a place
From this reading Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.”
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
in a nice way
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
not any; not one
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “I hear no noise,” his mother said; “What makes my boy so silly?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?
carry out
From this reading Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Please do not take the candle off And leave me in the dark.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, I’m so frightened, dear mamma; What is that noise?
at the time that
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Willie was nicely tucked in bed One cold December night, When he began to scream “Mamma, Come quick, and bring a light!
Chapter 2 of Wee Wee Songs for Our Little Pets by Leila, -1900 Lee holds 13 sentences, grouped into 3 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 2 holds 13 sentences of Wee Wee Songs for Our Little Pets, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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