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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue

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Chapter 10 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.
They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.
If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.
But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.
Faster and faster went the trolley car.
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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.
/lɔːst ˈbʌni ənd suː liːnd bæk ɪn ðə ˈtrɑːli kɑːr siːt ənd felt ˈveri ˈhæpi/
Line 2
They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.
/ðeɪ lʌvd tuː raɪd ənd ˈtrævəl ənd ðeɪ dɪd nɑːt θɪŋk ðeɪ wɜːr ˈduːɪŋ rɔːŋ tuː teɪk ə ˈtrɑːli raɪd wɪˈθaʊt ˈæskɪŋ ðer ˈmʌðər ɔːr ˈfɑːðər/
Line 3
If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.
/ɪf ðeɪ hæd æskt ʌv kɔːrs ˈmɪsɪz braʊn wʊd nɑːt hæv let ðem ɡoʊ əˈloʊn/
Line 4
But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.
/bʌt ðæt ɪz ðə weɪ ˈmætərz ˈdʒenərəli went wɪð ˈbʌni ənd suː/
Line 5
Faster and faster went the trolley car.
/ˈfæstər ənd ˈfæstər went ðə ˈtrɑːli kɑːr/

Learner Dictionary

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.

asking noun US /ˈæskɪŋ/

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading “They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.”

Bunny noun US /ˈbʌni/

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading “LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.”

car noun US /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading “LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.”

faster adverb US /ˈfæstər/

more quickly

From this reading “Faster and faster went the trolley car.”

leaned verb US /liːnd/

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading “LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.”

Sue verb US /suː/

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading “LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.”

travel verb US /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.”

trolley noun US /ˈtrɑːli/

a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

From this reading “LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

askingnounUS /ˈæskɪŋ/

the verbal act of requesting

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

BrownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.

carnounUS /kɑːr/

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/

-ing form of “do” — engage in

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

FasteradverbUS /ˈfæstər/

more quickly

From this reading Faster and faster went the trolley car.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

generallyadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.

leanedverbUS /liːnd/

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

LOSTadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

mattersnounUS /ˈmætərz/

plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern

From this reading But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

rideverbUS /raɪd/

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

SueverbUS /suː/

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

trolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/

a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading LOST Bunny and Sue leaned back in the trolley car seat, and felt very happy.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading But that is the way matters generally went with Bunny and Sue.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading If they had asked, of course, Mrs. Brown would not have let them go alone.

wrongadjectiveUS /rɔːŋ/

not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth

From this reading They loved to ride and travel, and they did not think they were doing wrong to take a trolley ride without asking their mother or father.

Chapter 10 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue by Laura Lee Hope holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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