Category: The Story of Doctor Dolittle
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 11 Vocabulary Words
Chapter 11: The Black Prince Vocabulary Farewell: Saying goodbye.Tread: The manner or sound of someone walking.Stile: Steps that allow people but not animals to climb a over wall.Disappeared: No longer visible.Boggy: Wet and muddy.
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 21: Home Again
When Dr. Dolittle and the animals arrive in England, they travel in a gypsy wagon to country fairs, showing the pushmi-pullyu. This makes the doctor wealthy. Eventually, tired of traveling, they head back home to Puddleby. The Doctor repays the people who provided the ship and supplies for the journey. He and the animals settle…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 10 Vocabulary: The Rarest Animal of All
Chapter 10 discusses rare animals, defining ‘extinct’ species and mentioning the gazelle and chamois as examples.
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 20: The Fisherman’s Town
Dr. Dolittle brings the boy’s uncle back to the ship, then takes them both home to their village. The villagers greet Dr. Dolittle and Jip as heroes, with the mayor presenting the Doctor a diamond watch and Jip a gold collar. In the end, the Doctor and the animals bid farewell and continue their journey…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 9 Vocabulary
Chapter 9: The Monkey’s Council Vocabulary Menagerie: A collection of wild animals in captivity.Iguana: A tropical lizard, sometimes kept as a pet.Okapi: A large mammal of the giraffe family that looks like a cross between a deer and a zebra.Belgium: A country in Western Europe.
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 19: The Rock
When the West wind blows, Jip catches the scent of the boy’s uncle and steers the ship in his direction. Urging haste, Jip explains he can smell that the uncle is starving. They spot a large rock in the sea but see no sign of him. Searching the rock, they discover a deep hole leading…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 18: Smells
Dr. Dolittle sends the eagles in all directions—North, South, East, and West—to search for the boy’s uncle. Despite their efforts, they come back empty-handed. Jip, with his incredible sense of smell, tries to track the uncle but has no luck. He decides to wait for the wind to change so he can cover more ground…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 17: The Ocean Gossips
Dr. Dolittle chops a hole in the locked door with an axe and finds a small boy inside. The boy explains that pirates threw his uncle into the sea for refusing to join them, and he fears his uncle has drowned. Dr. Dolittle speaks with the porpoises and discovers the uncle is safe. Overjoyed, the…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 16: Too-Too, the Listener
Dr. Dolittle and the animals set sail on a pirate ship, eagerly exploring its many wonders. They discover the ship is filled with fancy treasures, but their curiosity leads them to a locked room they can’t open. From behind the door, Too-too the owl hears someone crying, prompting Dr. Dolittle to grab an axe and…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle: Chapter 15: The Barbary Dragon
When Gub-Gub sneezes, the pirates hear it and rush upstairs to check things out. Ben Ali, the Barbary Dragon and leader of the crew, threatens to turn Dab-Dab the duck and Gub-Gub the pig into roast duck and pork chops. Dr. Dolittle keeps the pirates talking, stalling for time in hopes the old ship they’re…