Chapter 4 of Bumper the White Rabbit and His Friends is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Bumper the White Rabbit and His Friends is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper. This egg doesn’t belong to you. Now run along, and forget it.” “You remember what I did to you the other day, Killer,” Bumper replied. “Well, this time you won’t get off so easily.
Chapter 4 of Bumper the White Rabbit and His Friends is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “This egg doesn’t belong to you.”
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.”
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
From this reading “Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.”
in a rebellious manner
From this reading “Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.”
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading “This egg doesn’t belong to you.”
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading “Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.”
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading “Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.”
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.”
be in line with; form a line along
In this reading “Now run along, and forget it.””
In this reading ““You remember what I did to you the other day, Killer,” Bumper replied.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading ““Well, this time you won’t get off so easily.”
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.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Now run along, and forget it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading This egg doesn’t belong to you.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “You remember what I did to you the other day, Killer,” Bumper replied.
in a rebellious manner
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You remember what I did to you the other day, Killer,” Bumper replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This egg doesn’t belong to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Well, this time you won’t get off so easily.
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds
From this reading This egg doesn’t belong to you.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Now run along, and forget it.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, this time you won’t get off so easily.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
past form of “hiss” — make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You remember what I did to you the other day, Killer,” Bumper replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now run along, and forget it.”
someone who causes the death of a person or animal
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now run along, and forget it.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Well, this time you won’t get off so easily.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “You remember what I did to you the other day, Killer,” Bumper replied.
any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “You remember what I did to you the other day, Killer,” Bumper replied.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “You remember what I did to you the other day, Killer,” Bumper replied.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Now run along, and forget it.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Well, this time you won’t get off so easily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This egg doesn’t belong to you.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Well, this time you won’t get off so easily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This egg doesn’t belong to you.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, this time you won’t get off so easily.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “You remember what I did to you the other day, Killer,” Bumper replied.
a Caucasian
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, this time you won’t get off so easily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This egg doesn’t belong to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Killer turned defiantly upon the white rabbit, and hissed: “Don’t bother your head, Bumper.
Chapter 4 of Bumper the White Rabbit and His Friends by George Ethelbert Walsh holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 420 sentences of Bumper the White Rabbit and His Friends, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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