Chapter 24 of Buster Bear's Twins is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Buster Bear's Twins is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout. _Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around. They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky. Now ordinarily little Bears are not sulky. It isn’t their nature to be sulky.
Chapter 24 of Buster Bear's Twins is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have
From this reading “_Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.”
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “Now ordinarily little Bears are not sulky.”
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading “BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.”
your parents
From this reading “BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “It isn’t their nature to be sulky.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “Now ordinarily little Bears are not sulky.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “_Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.”
a disdainful grimace
From this reading “BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.”
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.
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place in a place where something cannot be removed or someone cannot escape
In this reading “They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
have
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading Now ordinarily little Bears are not sulky.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
your parents
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It isn’t their nature to be sulky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It isn’t their nature to be sulky.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Now ordinarily little Bears are not sulky.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It isn’t their nature to be sulky.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now ordinarily little Bears are not sulky.
under normal conditions
From this reading Now ordinarily little Bears are not sulky.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.
a disdainful grimace
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
sullen or moody
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It isn’t their nature to be sulky.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Mother Bear._ Sulky folks are not pleasant to have around.
up to a particular time
From this reading They should be put away by themselves and kept there until they are through being sulky.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
which person or people
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading BOXER IS SULKY The world can do quite well without The sulky folks and those who pout.
Chapter 24 of Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 41 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.
Chapter 24 holds 41 sentences of Buster Bear's Twins, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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