Chapter 4 of Bumper the White Rabbit is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Bumper the White Rabbit is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it. "Now hold it open," Mr. Crane continued. "Don't close it until I tell you. I won't hurt you." Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
Chapter 4 of Bumper the White Rabbit is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
From this reading “Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.”
inflected form of “comply” — act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
From this reading “Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.”
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading “Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.”
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading “Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.”
without much difficulty
From this reading “Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
From this reading Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "Don't close it until I tell you.
inflected form of “comply” — act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes
From this reading Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Now hold it open," Mr. Crane continued.
stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't close it until I tell you.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Now hold it open," Mr. Crane continued.
be the source of pain
From this reading I won't hurt you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't close it until I tell you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now hold it open," Mr. Crane continued.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Now hold it open," Mr. Crane continued.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
without much difficulty
From this reading Bumper readily complied, and Mr. Crane looked down it.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
express in words
From this reading "Don't close it until I tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then to the surprise of Bumper and all the birds, he inserted his long, slender bill down the throat as if he intended to pull something out of it.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Don't close it until I tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I won't hurt you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't close it until I tell you.
Chapter 4 of Bumper the White Rabbit by George Ethelbert Walsh 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 4 holds 410 sentences of Bumper the White Rabbit, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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