Chapter 4 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CORNER STORE "Quiet, children! Quiet!" ordered Miss Bradley. "This is school, not the playground at recess. Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say. What did you see?"
Chapter 4 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “Quiet!" ordered Miss Bradley.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.”
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “THE CORNER STORE "Quiet, children!”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “Quiet!" ordered Miss Bradley.”
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading “"This is school, not the playground at recess.”
put into a recess
From this reading “"This is school, not the playground at recess.”
an educational institution
From this reading “"This is school, not the playground at recess.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “THE CORNER STORE "Quiet, children!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
anew
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "This is school, not the playground at recess.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading Quiet!" ordered Miss Bradley.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading THE CORNER STORE "Quiet, children!
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading THE CORNER STORE "Quiet, children!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did you see?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is school, not the playground at recess.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Quiet!" ordered Miss Bradley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This is school, not the playground at recess.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Quiet!" ordered Miss Bradley.
an area where many people go for recreation
From this reading "This is school, not the playground at recess.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading THE CORNER STORE "Quiet, children!
put into a recess
From this reading "This is school, not the playground at recess.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
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From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
express in words
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
an educational institution
From this reading "This is school, not the playground at recess.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What did you see?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
in the near future
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading THE CORNER STORE "Quiet, children!
express in words
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CORNER STORE "Quiet, children!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is school, not the playground at recess.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now, Sadie," she went on, as soon as there was a little quiet in the room, "tell me again, and be careful what you say.
Chapter 4 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store by Laura Lee Hope holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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