Chapter 19 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry. "I'm stuck fast!" cried Sue again. "I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny! What shall I do?" "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
Chapter 19 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “"I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!”
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
From this reading “ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!”
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
From this reading “ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.”
caught or fixed
From this reading “"I'm stuck fast!" cried Sue again.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.”
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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 "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
anew
From this reading "I'm stuck fast!" cried Sue again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading "I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
From this reading "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I'm stuck fast!" cried Sue again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall I do?"
one or the other of two
From this reading "I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "I'm stuck fast!" cried Sue again.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
the act of retaining something
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm stuck fast!" cried Sue again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
staying power
From this reading "I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I do?"
meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
caught or fixed
From this reading "I'm stuck fast!" cried Sue again.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I can't lift up either of my legs, Bunny!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I do?"
which person or people
From this reading ANOTHER STORM The two boys stopped their clam-digging and stood staring at Sue, who was holding the basket of shellfish and looking at her brother and Harry.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is it a clam that has hold of you?" asked Harry.
Chapter 19 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas by Laura Lee Hope holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 19 holds 144 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue at Christmas, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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