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Tommy Tatters: Uncle Toby's Series
Tommy Tatters: Uncle Toby's Series

Chapter I

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UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES.
TOMMY TATTER.
"Oh!
Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
"Oh!
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Tommy Tatters: Uncle Toby's Series

Chapter I

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES.
Line 2
TOMMY TATTER.
Line 3
"Oh!
Line 4
Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"
Line 5
"Oh!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"”

All words in this reading · 22

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

looknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

makes

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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

matter

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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

now

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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

Oh

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From this reading "Oh!

pray

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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

sad

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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

SERIES

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From this reading UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

TATTER

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From this reading TOMMY TATTER.

TellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

to-day

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From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

TOBY'S

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From this reading UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES.

TOMMY

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From this reading TOMMY TATTER.

UNCLE

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From this reading UNCLE TOBY'S SERIES.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Tommy Tatter, Tommy Tatter, Tell me now what is the matter; Tell me, Tommy, do, I pray, What makes you look so sad to-day?"