Chapter 2 of Bumper the White Rabbit in the Woods is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bumper the White Rabbit in the Woods is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried. “Try it over again. Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.” “No,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not draw lots again. I’ll cross Swinging Bridge first.”
Chapter 2 of Bumper the White Rabbit in the Woods is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/104 · 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.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading “I’ll cross Swinging Bridge first.””
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
From this reading “Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.””
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading ““It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried.”
a large number or amount
From this reading ““No,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not draw lots again.”
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading “Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.””
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading “I’ll cross Swinging Bridge first.””
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.””
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “Spotted Tail played a trick on 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 ““No,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not draw lots again.”
anew
In this reading ““Try it over again.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried.
anew
From this reading “Try it over again.
a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.
From this reading I’ll cross Swinging Bridge first.”
a glass filled to the brim (especially as a toast)
From this reading Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried.
travel across or pass over
From this reading I’ll cross Swinging Bridge first.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “No,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not draw lots again.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I’ll cross Swinging Bridge first.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll cross Swinging Bridge first.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “No,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not draw lots again.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried.
a large number or amount
From this reading “No,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not draw lots again.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not draw lots again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not draw lots again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Try it over again.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.”
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.”
changing location by moving back and forth
From this reading I’ll cross Swinging Bridge first.”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading Spotted Tail played a trick on Bumper.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Try it over again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It wasn’t a fair drawing!” they cried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No,” interrupted Bumper, “we’ll not draw lots again.
Chapter 2 of Bumper the White Rabbit in the Woods by George Ethelbert Walsh holds 521 sentences, grouped into 105 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 2 holds 521 sentences of Bumper the White Rabbit in the Woods, unabridged, divided into 105 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Bumper the White Rabbit in the Woods by George Ethelbert Walsh exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 521 sentences, grouped into 105 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 105 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 105 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 125 minutes of reading across 302 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Bumper the White Rabbit in the Woods section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Bumper the White Rabbit in the Woods, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
