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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.
The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.
But this time Splash was not to be seen.
Bunny went about the yard, whistling, while Sue called:
"Splash!
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Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.
/ˈɡetɪŋ ðə tents ˈbʌni braʊn hɪmˈself θɔːt ɪt wɑːz streɪndʒ ðæt splæʃ wɑːz nɑːt əˈbaʊt tuː ɡriːt hɪm ənd hɪz ˈsɪstər æz ðeɪ keɪm hoʊm frʌm pleɪ/
Line 2
The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.
/ðə bɪɡ ˈʃæɡi dɔːɡ ðæt hæd wʌns pʊld suː frʌm ðə ˈwɔːtər wɑːz ˈveri fɑːnd ʌv ðə ˈtʃɪldrən ənd ɪf hiː dɪd nɑːt ɡoʊ wɪð ðem wɪtʃ hiː dɪd ˈnɪrli ˈevəri taɪm hiː wɑːz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈweɪtɪŋ fɔːr ðem tuː kʌm bæk/
Line 3
But this time Splash was not to be seen.
/bʌt ðɪs taɪm splæʃ wɑːz nɑːt tuː biː siːn/
Line 4
Bunny went about the yard, whistling, while Sue called:
/ˈbʌni went əˈbaʊt ðə jɑːrd ˈwɪslɪŋ waɪl suː kɔːld/
Line 5
"Splash!
/splæʃ/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Bunny noun US /ˈbʌni/

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading “GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.”

greet verb US /ɡriːt/

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading “GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.”

shaggy adjective US /ˈʃæɡi/

used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

From this reading “The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.”

Splash verb US /splæʃ/

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

From this reading “GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.”

Sue verb US /suː/

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading “The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.”

tents noun US /tents/

plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading “GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.”

whistling noun US /ˈwɪslɪŋ/

the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

From this reading “Bunny went about the yard, whistling, while Sue called:”

yard noun US /jɑːrd/

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading “Bunny went about the yard, whistling, while Sue called:”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But this time Splash was not to be seen.

bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

BrownnounUS /braʊn/

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But this time Splash was not to be seen.

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Bunny went about the yard, whistling, while Sue called:

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

dognounUS /dɔːɡ/

a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

fondadjectiveUS /fɑːnd/

having or displaying warmth or affection

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

GETTINGnounUS /ˈɡetɪŋ/

the act of acquiring something

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

greetverbUS /ɡriːt/

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

pulledverbUS /pʊld/

past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But this time Splash was not to be seen.

shaggyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæɡi/

used of hair; thick and poorly groomed

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

SplashverbUS /splæʃ/

cause (a liquid) to spatter about, especially with force

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

SueverbUS /suː/

institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

TENTSnounUS /tents/

plural of “tent” — a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But this time Splash was not to be seen.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

waitingnounUS /ˈweɪtɪŋ/

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading GETTING THE TENTS Bunny Brown himself thought it was strange that Splash was not about to greet him and his sister as they came home from play.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Bunny went about the yard, whistling, while Sue called:

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Bunny went about the yard, whistling, while Sue called:

whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/

the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture

From this reading Bunny went about the yard, whistling, while Sue called:

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The big shaggy dog, that had once pulled Sue from the water, was very fond of the children, and if he did not go with them (which he did nearly every time) he was always waiting for them to come back.

yardnounUS /jɑːrd/

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading Bunny went about the yard, whistling, while Sue called:

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