Chapter 2 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes. Then she clapped her hands. Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now. "Oh, Bunny!" she cried. "A circus?
Chapter 2 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 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 POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “"A circus?”
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “Then she clapped her hands.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Oh, Bunny!" she cried.”
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A circus?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading "A circus?
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading Then she clapped her hands.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, Bunny!" she cried.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then she clapped her hands.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.
adult female chicken
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she clapped her hands.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Bunny!" she cried.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she clapped her hands.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she clapped her hands.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.
at the time that
From this reading Sue always did that when she felt happy, and she felt that way now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE POOR OLD HEN Sue looked at Bunny with widely-opened eyes.
Chapter 2 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus by Laura Lee Hope holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 2 holds 157 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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