Chapter 16 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong. She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right. "How you going to catch fish?" she asked. "I'll show you," Bunny answered. "But don't call mother or Aunt Lu.
Chapter 16 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"But don't call mother or Aunt Lu.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"How you going to catch fish?" she asked.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “"How you going to catch fish?" she asked.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I'll show you," Bunny answered.
any thing at all
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "How you going to catch fish?" she asked.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "But don't call mother or Aunt Lu.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But don't call mother or Aunt Lu.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "But don't call mother or Aunt Lu.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "How you going to catch fish?" she asked.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But don't call mother or Aunt Lu.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading "How you going to catch fish?" she asked.
the act of departing
From this reading "How you going to catch fish?" she asked.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How you going to catch fish?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll show you," Bunny answered.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium
From this reading "But don't call mother or Aunt Lu.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "But don't call mother or Aunt Lu.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But don't call mother or Aunt Lu.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I'll show you," Bunny answered.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How you going to catch fish?" she asked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading She had so often seen him do many things that other boys did not do that she thought whatever Bunny did was all right.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading LOST IN NEW YORK Bunny's sister Sue did not think her brother was doing anything wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How you going to catch fish?" she asked.
Chapter 16 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's by Laura Lee Hope holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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