Chapter 16 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The two shook hands solemnly. "Although I am a city boy," said Bud. "But it beats me what yer doing--here?" "Just camping. Dad's a botanist and an entomologist."
Chapter 16 of Bunch Grass is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “"But it beats me what yer doing--here?"”
a biologist specializing in the study of plants
From this reading “Dad's a botanist and an entomologist."”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “"Although I am a city boy," said Bud.”
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading “"Just camping.”
possessive form of “dad” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Dad's a botanist and an entomologist."”
a zoologist who studies insects
From this reading “Dad's a botanist and an entomologist."”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “The two shook hands solemnly.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “The two shook hands solemnly.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Although I am a city boy," said Bud.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Although I am a city boy," said Bud.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Although I am a city boy," said Bud.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Dad's a botanist and an entomologist."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dad's a botanist and an entomologist."
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading "But it beats me what yer doing--here?"
a biologist specializing in the study of plants
From this reading Dad's a botanist and an entomologist."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Although I am a city boy," said Bud.
a partially opened flower
From this reading "Although I am a city boy," said Bud.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it beats me what yer doing--here?"
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading "Just camping.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "Although I am a city boy," said Bud.
possessive form of “dad” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Dad's a botanist and an entomologist."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "But it beats me what yer doing--here?"
a zoologist who studies insects
From this reading Dad's a botanist and an entomologist."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The two shook hands solemnly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "But it beats me what yer doing--here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Although I am a city boy," said Bud.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But it beats me what yer doing--here?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Just camping.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But it beats me what yer doing--here?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Although I am a city boy," said Bud.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The two shook hands solemnly.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading The two shook hands solemnly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The two shook hands solemnly.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The two shook hands solemnly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But it beats me what yer doing--here?"
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From this reading "But it beats me what yer doing--here?"
Chapter 16 of Bunch Grass by Horace Annesley Vachell holds 416 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 16 holds 416 sentences of Bunch Grass, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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