Chapter 14 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times. Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did. As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried. "Yes, Sue," he said again. "I guess we're lost.
Chapter 14 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.”
made afraid
From this reading “Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I guess we're lost.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.”
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anew
From this reading "Yes, Sue," he said again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
a youthful male person
From this reading As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.
made afraid
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess we're lost.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess we're lost.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
by chance
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, Sue," he said again.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading THE OLD HERMIT Bunny Brown and his sister Sue had been lost before, several times.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess we're lost.
at the time that
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Maybe that is why Sue was not so frightened now, when Bunny spoke as he did.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading As for the little boy, he seemed more tired than worried.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Sue," he said again.
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