Chapter 2 of Buster the Big Brown Bear is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Buster the Big Brown Bear is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp. We’ll be back soon.” “Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other. “He might climb up to it and get out.” “No, it will be too hot in here.
Chapter 2 of Buster the Big Brown Bear is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal form of address for a man
From this reading ““You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.”
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading ““You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading ““He might climb up to it and get out.””
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading ““No, it will be too hot in here.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading ““Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.”
look attentively
From this reading ““You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading ““Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other.”
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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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
In this reading ““He might climb up to it and get out.””
In this reading ““No, it will be too hot in here.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading ““He might climb up to it and get out.””
In this reading ““You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading We’ll be back soon.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We’ll be back soon.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other.
an informal form of address for a man
From this reading “You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “He might climb up to it and get out.”
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “He might climb up to it and get out.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He might climb up to it and get out.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “No, it will be too hot in here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “He might climb up to it and get out.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “He might climb up to it and get out.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, it will be too hot in here.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “He might climb up to it and get out.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other.
in the near future
From this reading We’ll be back soon.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He might climb up to it and get out.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “No, it will be too hot in here.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “He might climb up to it and get out.”
look attentively
From this reading “You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll be back soon.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “No, it will be too hot in here.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “Better close that window, Jim,” remarked the other.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You stay in here, Buster, and watch the camp.
Chapter 2 of Buster the Big Brown Bear by George Ethelbert Walsh holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 418 sentences of Buster the Big Brown Bear, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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