Chapter 15 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's 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.
Chapter XV
Chapter 15 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children. "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods. But I do not know whether I can take you to your home. Where do you live?" "We live in Bellemere, near the ocean," said Sue.
Chapter 15 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's 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
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take in solid food
From this reading “"I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “"I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “"We live in Bellemere, near the ocean," said Sue.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “"We live in Bellemere, near the ocean," said Sue.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “"I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We live in Bellemere, near the ocean," said Sue.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I do not know whether I can take you to your home.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
take in solid food
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But I do not know whether I can take you to your home.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading But I do not know whether I can take you to your home.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "We live in Bellemere, near the ocean," said Sue.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But I do not know whether I can take you to your home.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading "We live in Bellemere, near the ocean," said Sue.
on one occasion
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading "We live in Bellemere, near the ocean," said Sue.
carry out
From this reading But I do not know whether I can take you to your home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOOKING FOR THE HORSES Once again the hermit smiled at the children.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We live in Bellemere, near the ocean," said Sue.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where do you live?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But I do not know whether I can take you to your home.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I can give you something to eat," he said, "for I have that, though I do live in the woods.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I do not know whether I can take you to your home.
Chapter 15 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's 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.
Chapter 15 holds 140 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 140 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 28 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 15 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's by Laura Lee Hope on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3653 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #19555 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #19555, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 304 minutes of reading across 731 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 24 chapters of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
