Chapter 17 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away. He was listening to the queer scratching sound. He wanted to try and think what it was. "Scratch! Scratch!
Chapter 17 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “He was listening to the queer scratching sound.”
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “He was listening to the queer scratching sound.”
cause friction
From this reading “"Scratch!”
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading “He was listening to the queer scratching sound.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wanted to try and think what it was.
react verbally
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was listening to the queer scratching sound.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He wanted to try and think what it was.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading He was listening to the queer scratching sound.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He was listening to the queer scratching sound.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
cause friction
From this reading "Scratch!
a harsh noise made by scraping
From this reading He was listening to the queer scratching sound.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading He was listening to the queer scratching sound.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PICNIC Bunny Brown did not answer his sister Sue right away.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He wanted to try and think what it was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was listening to the queer scratching sound.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading He wanted to try and think what it was.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He wanted to try and think what it was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was listening to the queer scratching sound.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He wanted to try and think what it was.
Chapter 17 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's by Laura Lee Hope holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 17 holds 164 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue on Grandpa's, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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