Chapter 24 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man. "I'm not going to hurt you." "Are you--are you going to make me go back to the circus?" Ben asked slowly. "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
Chapter 24 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.”
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “"Are you--are you going to make me go back to the circus?"”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"I'm not going to hurt you."”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Ben asked slowly.”
except if; if not
From this reading “"Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
anew
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you--are you going to make me go back to the circus?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Ben asked slowly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading "Are you--are you going to make me go back to the circus?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Are you--are you going to make me go back to the circus?"
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm not going to hurt you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
be the source of pain
From this reading "I'm not going to hurt you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not going to hurt you."
engage in
From this reading "Are you--are you going to make me go back to the circus?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Are you--are you going to make me go back to the circus?"
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not going to hurt you."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Ben asked slowly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK HOME AGAIN "Now don't be afraid, Ben," said the man.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm not going to hurt you."
except if; if not
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Not unless you want to go, though we want you back with us very much, for we have missed you," the man replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm not going to hurt you."
Chapter 24 of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus by Laura Lee Hope holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 24 holds 207 sentences of Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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