Chapter 4 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting. "Oh, Daddy!" cried Bunny. "Oh, Momsie!" exclaimed Sue. They were both out of breath. "Well, what's the matter now?" asked Mrs. Brown.
Chapter 4 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “"Well, what's the matter now?" asked Mrs. Brown.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Oh, Daddy!" cried Bunny.”
on a floor below
From this reading “BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.”
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading “BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, what's the matter now?" asked Mrs. Brown.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both out of breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading They were both out of breath.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Well, what's the matter now?" asked Mrs. Brown.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, Daddy!" cried Bunny.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Oh, Daddy!" cried Bunny.
on a floor below
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Oh, Momsie!" exclaimed Sue.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "Well, what's the matter now?" asked Mrs. Brown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Momsie!" exclaimed Sue.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Well, what's the matter now?" asked Mrs. Brown.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, what's the matter now?" asked Mrs. Brown.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were both out of breath.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Daddy!" cried Bunny.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They were both out of breath.
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were both out of breath.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what's the matter now?" asked Mrs. Brown.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, what's the matter now?" asked Mrs. Brown.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
in or at the place that
From this reading BUNNY AT THE WHEEL Bunny and Sue raced downstairs and burst into the sitting room where their mother and father were sitting.
Chapter 4 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto by Laura Lee Hope holds 137 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.
Chapter 4 holds 137 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on an Auto, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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