Chapter 5 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes. Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing. "Where is he?" asked Bunny, eagerly. "Did he have his breakfast?" Sue wanted to know.
Chapter 5 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.”
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.”
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading “BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where is he?" asked Bunny, eagerly.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "Did he have his breakfast?"
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did he have his breakfast?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "Where is he?" asked Bunny, eagerly.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Did he have his breakfast?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is he?" asked Bunny, eagerly.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Did he have his breakfast?"
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is he?" asked Bunny, eagerly.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Sue wanted to know.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading BEN HALL HELPS Early the next morning Bunny and Sue jumped out of bed, and ran down stairs in their bath robes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sue wanted to know.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Sue wanted to know.
in or at the place that
From this reading Out into the kitchen they hurried, where they could hear their grandmother singing.
Chapter 5 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus by Laura Lee Hope holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 5 holds 127 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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