Chapter 25 of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue on the rolling ocean is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue on the rolling ocean is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true. “Are you sure it is our ship?” Mrs. Brown asked her husband. “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull. I don’t want to be disappointed again.”
Chapter 25 of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue on the rolling ocean is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Mrs. Brown asked her husband.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “I don’t want to be disappointed again.””
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading ““We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.”
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading ““We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.”
transport commercially
From this reading ““Are you sure it is our ship?””
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.”
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In this reading “THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.”
In this reading “THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.”
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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 “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.
anew
From this reading I don’t want to be disappointed again.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you sure it is our ship?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mrs. Brown asked her husband.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I don’t want to be disappointed again.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Mrs. Brown asked her husband.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading I don’t want to be disappointed again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t want to be disappointed again.”
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.
only a very short time before
From this reading THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Brown asked her husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. Brown asked her husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t want to be disappointed again.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Are you sure it is our ship?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Are you sure it is our ship?”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Brown asked her husband.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Are you sure it is our ship?”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.
transport commercially
From this reading “Are you sure it is our ship?”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Are you sure it is our ship?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don’t want to be disappointed again.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading THE LOST TREASURE Such good news hardly seemed true.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don’t want to be disappointed again.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We were fooled the other time by a sea gull.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you sure it is our ship?”
Chapter 25 of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue on the rolling ocean by Laura Lee Hope holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 25 holds 175 sentences of Bunny Brown and his sister Sue on the rolling ocean, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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