Chapter 1 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LET'S HAVE A CIRCUS! "Bunny! Bunny! What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches. "Don't do that, Bunny!
Chapter 1 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “"Bunny!”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “LET'S HAVE A CIRCUS!”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.”
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading “What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.”
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.”
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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 LET'S HAVE A CIRCUS!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading "Bunny!
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading LET'S HAVE A CIRCUS!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Don't do that, Bunny!
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't do that, Bunny!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LET'S HAVE A CIRCUS!
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LET'S HAVE A CIRCUS!
cultivated in temperate regions
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
cut with a saw
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Don't do that, Bunny!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you doing?" cried Sue, as she saw her brother hanging, head down, in such a funny way from the peach tree branches.
Chapter 1 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus by Laura Lee Hope holds 163 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 1 holds 163 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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