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Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.
"Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.
"O, no.
Bunny will come back if I call him," was the answer.
"But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?
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Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.
Line 2
"Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.
/ʃæl aɪ rʌn ˈæftər hɪm ənd brɪŋ hɪm bæk æskt mɑːrt/
Line 3
"O, no.
/oʊ noʊ/
Line 4
Bunny will come back if I call him," was the answer.
/ˈbʌni wɪl kʌm bæk ɪf aɪ kɔːl hɪm wɑːz ðə ˈænsər/
Line 5
"But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

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Bunny noun US /ˈbʌni/

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

From this reading “GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.”

climbed verb US /klaɪmd/

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading “GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.”

funny adjective US /ˈfʌni/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading “GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.”

hurry noun US /ˈhɜːri/

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading “"But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?”

Mart noun US /mɑːrt/

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

From this reading “GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.”

monkey noun US /ˈmʌŋki/

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading “GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.”

trotting verb US /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/

inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading “GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.”

washington noun US /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading “GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.”

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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 "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading "Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading Bunny will come back if I call him," was the answer.

askedverbUS /æskt/

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

From this reading "Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading "Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.

boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading "Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.

BrownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

Bunny's

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Bunny will come back if I call him," was the answer.

Clayton

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

climbedverbUS /klaɪmd/

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Bunny will come back if I call him," was the answer.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

downstreet

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

GENERALadjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.

hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Bunny will come back if I call him," was the answer.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

MartnounUS /mɑːrt/

an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

monkeynounUS /ˈmʌŋki/

any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "O, no.

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading "O, no.

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading "Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

Shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading "Shall I run after him and bring him back?" asked Mart.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

treenounUS /triː/

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

trottingverbUS /ˈtrɑːtɪŋ/

inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

WASHINGTONnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Bunny will come back if I call him," was the answer.

Winkler

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From this reading "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

Winkler's

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

From this reading GENERAL WASHINGTON Mart Clayton, the boy who had climbed the tree to get down Mr. Winkler's monkey, looked first at funny Bunny Brown, who was trotting downstreet, and then he looked at Bunny's mother.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading "But I wonder why he is in such a hurry to see Mr. Winkler?

Chapter 6 of Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show by Laura Lee Hope holds 113 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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