Chapter 20 of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue and their trick dog is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue and their trick dog is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOOKING FOR PATTER “Children! Children! Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed. “We can’t come!” Bunny said.
Chapter 20 of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue and their trick dog is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “LOOKING FOR PATTER “Children!”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “LOOKING FOR PATTER “Children!”
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading “LOOKING FOR PATTER “Children!”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.”
a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
From this reading “Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We can’t come!”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading LOOKING FOR PATTER “Children!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR PATTER “Children!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LOOKING FOR PATTER “Children!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading LOOKING FOR PATTER “Children!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Bunny said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We can’t come!”
a shed for storing firewood or garden tools
From this reading Come in to breakfast!” called Mrs. Brown, as she heard Bunny and Sue out in the woodshed.
Chapter 20 of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue and their trick dog by Laura Lee Hope holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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 20 holds 88 sentences of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue and their trick dog, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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