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Polite bunny

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Polite bunny is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?
Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.
She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”
The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”
Pretty Bunny nodded her head and the Looking-Glass Bunny did the same.
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Polite bunny

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Polite bunny is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?
Line 2
Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.
/ˈprɪti ˈbʌni woʊk ˈɜːrli nekst ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ənd spræŋ aʊt ʌv bed ənd lʊkt ɪn ðə ˈmɪrər/
Line 3
She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”
/ʃiː sɔː əˈnʌðər ˈbʌni dʒʌst hɜːr saɪz ənd kɔːld huː ɑːr juː/
Line 4
The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”
Line 5
Pretty Bunny nodded her head and the Looking-Glass Bunny did the same.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

belongs verb US /bɪˈlɔːŋz/

third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading “THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?”

bunny noun US /ˈbʌni/

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading “THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?”

Etiquette noun US /ˈetəkət/

rules governing socially acceptable behavior

From this reading “THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?”

funny adjective US /ˈfʌni/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading “The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’””

mirror noun US /ˈmɪrər/

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading “Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.”

pick verb US /pɪk/

select carefully from a group

From this reading “THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?”

size noun US /saɪz/

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading “She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?””

woke verb US /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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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next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.”

pick up verb + adjective

take and lift upward

In this reading “THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?”

in order preposition + noun

in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement

In this reading “THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?”

sprang out verb + adjective counted as “spring out”

In this reading “Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.”

in the mirror preposition + article + noun counted as “in … mirror”

In this reading “Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”

AuntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

BED-ROOM

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

belongsverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋz/

third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

BUNNYnounUS /ˈbʌni/

a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

calledverbUS /kɔːld/

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/

clothing in general

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Pretty Bunny nodded her head and the Looking-Glass Bunny did the same.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

EtiquettenounUS /ˈetəkət/

rules governing socially acceptable behavior

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Pretty Bunny nodded her head and the Looking-Glass Bunny did the same.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

it's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

Looking-Glass

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

noddedverbUS /ˈnɑːdəd/

inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding

From this reading Pretty Bunny nodded her head and the Looking-Glass Bunny did the same.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

pickverbUS /pɪk/

select carefully from a group

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

PrettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

SaidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Pretty Bunny nodded her head and the Looking-Glass Bunny did the same.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”

sizenounUS /saɪz/

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

sprangverbUS /spræŋ/

inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

supposeverbUS /səˈpoʊz/

express a supposition

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading The other Bunny replied, “Said the Looking-Glass Bunny, ‘it’s funny but true, The more you see me, the more I see you.’”

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading She saw another Bunny just her size and called, “Who are you?”

wokeverbUS /woʊk/

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading Pretty Bunny woke early next morning and sprang out of bed and looked in the mirror.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE BED-ROOM BUNNY Pretty Bunny, please don’t forget This Bed-Room belongs to Aunt Etiquette, So, Pretty Bunny, don’t you suppose You can put it in order and pick up clothes?

Chapter 3 of Polite bunny by Laura Rountree Smith holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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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Chapter 3 holds 64 sentences of Polite bunny, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.

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Displayed
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Pretty
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Bunny
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