Chapter 11 of Bambi is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Bambi is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Certainly. Why do managers always ask that?" "Because serious plays are so many, I suppose. Good comedies are so few." "I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"
Chapter 11 of Bambi is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why do managers always ask that?"”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Certainly.”
plural of “comedy” — light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “Good comedies are so few."”
plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “Why do managers always ask that?"”
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “"Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “"Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “"I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"”
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.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Why do managers always ask that?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Why do managers always ask that?"
for the reason that
From this reading "Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly.
plural of “comedy” — light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading Good comedies are so few."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Why do managers always ask that?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Good comedies are so few."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good comedies are so few."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"
plural of “manager” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Why do managers always ask that?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading "Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading "Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.
express a supposition
From this reading "Because serious plays are so many, I suppose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why do managers always ask that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading "I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why do managers always ask that?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you always gave serious things in the Little Theatre?"
Chapter 11 of Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 11 holds 410 sentences of Bambi, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Bambi, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
