Chapter 10 of Buster Bear's Twins is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Buster Bear's Twins is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree. _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives. Climbing was great fun. Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew. It was fun just to climb from branch to branch.
Chapter 10 of Buster Bear's Twins is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading “_Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.”
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “It was fun just to climb from branch to branch.”
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “It was fun just to climb from branch to branch.”
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.”
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “Climbing was great fun.”
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading “THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.”
In this reading “Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.”
In this reading “Climbing was great fun.”
return home
In this reading “THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.”
In this reading “Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
have
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading It was fun just to climb from branch to branch.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading It was fun just to climb from branch to branch.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Climbing was great fun.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was fun just to climb from branch to branch.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading Climbing was great fun.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Climbing was great fun.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was fun just to climb from branch to branch.
and nothing more
From this reading It was fun just to climb from branch to branch.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
the act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Climbing was great fun.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
at the time that
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE TO GO HOME Obedience is good to see, Especially when up a tree.
in or at the place that
From this reading Although this was the first time they had climbed a tree, they already felt quite at home up there where the branches grew.
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From this reading _Mother Bear._ Boxer and Woof-Woof were having the best time of their short lives.
Chapter 10 of Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 43 sentences, grouped into 9 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.
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