Chapter 17 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORM "Bunny! Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man. "Fine!" said Bunny. "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons. It'll look just like a real circus then.
Chapter 17 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading “Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.”
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading “Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.”
plural of “balloon” — large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading “"We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “THE STORM "Bunny!”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “It'll look just like a real circus then.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “"We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.”
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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 It'll look just like a real circus then.
at or in the front
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
plural of “balloon” — large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading THE STORM "Bunny!
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading It'll look just like a real circus then.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine!" said Bunny.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
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From this reading It'll look just like a real circus then.
and nothing more
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It'll look just like a real circus then.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It'll look just like a real circus then.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It'll look just like a real circus then.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Fine!" said Bunny.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading THE STORM "Bunny!
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORM "Bunny!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It'll look just like a real circus then.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll have him stand outside the tent, and sell his balloons.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won't it be just grand!" whispered Sue to her brother, as they walked along ahead of the balloon man.
Chapter 17 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus by Laura Lee Hope holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 17 holds 168 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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