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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.
Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.
They were soon at Aunt Lu's home.
"Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.
"Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.
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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.
/ˈbʌni flaɪz ə kaɪt ˈmʌðər braʊn ənd ænt luː læft wen ˈbʌni sed ðɪs/
Line 2
Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.
Line 3
They were soon at Aunt Lu's home.
Line 4
"Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.
/ˌwʌˈtevər meɪd juː tuː ˈtʃɪldrən ɡoʊ ˈɪntuː ðæt ˈænəməl stɔːr æskt ˈmɪsɪz braʊn/
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"Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.
/ænt luː ənd aɪ θɔːt juː wɜːr raɪt bɪˈhaɪnd ʌs ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː teɪk ðə boʊt fɔːr ˈkoʊni ˈaɪlənd/

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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.

animal noun US /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “"Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.”

bunny noun US /ˈbʌni/

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

From this reading “BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.”

Coney noun US /ˈkoʊni/

black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins

From this reading “"Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.”

flies noun US /flaɪz/

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

From this reading “BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.”

Island noun US /ˈaɪlənd/

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading “"Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.”

kite noun US /kaɪt/

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

From this reading “BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.”

safely adverb US /ˈseɪfli/

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading “Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.”

store noun US /stɔːr/

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading “"Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.”

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

askedverbUS /æskt/

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

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They were soon at Aunt Lu's home.

AuntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

boatnounUS /boʊt/

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

BrownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

BUNNYnounUS /ˈbʌni/

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

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

Bunny's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

ConeynounUS /ˈkoʊni/

black-spotted usually dusky-colored fish with reddish fins

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

FLIESnounUS /flaɪz/

(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

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

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading They were soon at Aunt Lu's home.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

IslandnounUS /ˈaɪlənd/

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

KITEnounUS /kaɪt/

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

LunounUS /luː/

a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; usually occurs in association with yttrium

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

Lu's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They were soon at Aunt Lu's home.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

MothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

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

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

safelyadverbUS /ˈseɪfli/

with safety; in a safe manner

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading They were soon at Aunt Lu's home.

storenounUS /stɔːr/

a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

Sue's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading They were soon at Aunt Lu's home.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Aunt Lu and I thought you were right behind us, going to take the boat for Coney Island.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading BUNNY FLIES A KITE Mother Brown and Aunt Lu laughed when Bunny said this.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Bunny's and Sue's mother and aunt were glad to have the children safely with them again.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Whatever made you two children go into that animal store?" asked Mrs. Brown.

Chapter 19 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's by Laura Lee Hope holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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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Chapter 19 holds 111 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Aunt Lu's, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.

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