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Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Polite bunny is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”
Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”
Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”
Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”
A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.
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Polite bunny

Chapter V

Chapter 5 of Polite bunny is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”
/ˈmænərz ɪn skuːl ænt ˈetəkət sed aɪ rɪˈmɛm.bər skuːl bɪˈɡæn hiːr læst sepˈtembər ənd ˈmænərz ðæt juː lɜːrn ɪn skuːl wɪl ˈɔːlweɪz help juː æz ə ruːl/
Line 2
Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”
/nekst ˈmɔːrnɪŋ ænt ˈetəkət sed ɪf juː ɑːr ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː ˈvɪzɪt miː ə jɪr ənd ə deɪ juː wɪl hæv tuː stɑːrt tuː skuːl/
Line 3
Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”
/ˈhelθi ˈbʌni sed aɪ wɪl ɡoʊ bæk hoʊm bʌt ˈprɪti ˈbʌni kæn steɪ ənd ɡoʊ tuː skuːl/
Line 4
Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”
/ˈprɪti ˈbʌni bɪˈɡæn tuː fiːl ə ˈlɪtəl ˈhoʊmsɪk æt ðæt bʌt ʃiː helpt ænt ˈetəkət fɪl ʌp hɜːr ˈdɪnər peɪl ənd beɪd ɡʊd baɪ tuː ˈhelθi ˈbʌni æt ðə ˈkrɔːsroʊdz ənd sæŋ sɪŋ ə sɔːŋ æz juː ɡoʊ baɪ ənd ˈnevər ˈnevər ˈnevər kraɪ/
Line 5
A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.
/ə ˈmeri vɔɪs ˈænsərd aɪ θɪŋk jɔːr ˈlɪtəl raɪmz ɑːr ˈfʌni/

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.

Bunny noun US /ˈbʌni/

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

From this reading “Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.””

bye noun US /baɪ/

an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

From this reading “Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.””

crossroads noun US /ˈkrɔːsroʊdz/

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading “Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.””

Etiquette noun US /ˈetəkət/

rules governing socially acceptable behavior

From this reading “MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.””

Healthy adjective US /ˈhelθi/

having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

From this reading “Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.””

homesick adjective US /ˈhoʊmsɪk/

longing to return home

From this reading “Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.””

pail noun US /peɪl/

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading “Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.””

rhymes noun US /raɪmz/

plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading “A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.”

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

Next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.””

good bye adjective + noun

In this reading “Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.””

Sing a song verb + article + noun counted as “sing … song”

In this reading “Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.””

dinner pail noun + noun

a pail in which a workman carries his lunch or dinner

In this reading “Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.””

fill up verb + adjective

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

In this reading “Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.””

go back verb + particle

belong to an earlier time

In this reading “Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.””

merry voice adjective + noun

In this reading “A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.”

All words in this reading · 72

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

AuntnounUS /ænt/

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

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”

badenounUS /beɪd/

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

BunnynounUS /ˈbʌni/

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

From this reading Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

byenounUS /baɪ/

an automatic advance to the next round in a tournament without playing an opponent

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”

crossroadsnounUS /ˈkrɔːsroʊdz/

a community of people smaller than a village

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

cryverbUS /kraɪ/

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

EtiquettenounUS /ˈetəkət/

rules governing socially acceptable behavior

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

fillverbUS /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

funnyadjectiveUS /ˈfʌni/

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

HealthyadjectiveUS /ˈhelθi/

having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease

From this reading Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

helpedverbUS /helpt/

past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”

homesickadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmsɪk/

longing to return home

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

learnverbUS /lɜːrn/

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

MANNERSnounUS /ˈmænərz/

social deportment

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

merryadjectiveUS /ˈmeri/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

NextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

pailnounUS /peɪl/

a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

PrettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”

rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/

To recall to mind.

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

rhymesnounUS /raɪmz/

plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.

rulenounUS /ruːl/

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

sangnounUS /sæŋ/

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

SCHOOLnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

SingverbUS /sɪŋ/

deliver by singing

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

songnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

startverbUS /stɑːrt/

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Healthy Bunny said, “I will go back home, but Pretty Bunny can stay and go to school.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading Pretty Bunny began to feel a little homesick at that but she helped Aunt Etiquette fill up her dinner pail and bade good bye to Healthy Bunny at the crossroads and sang, “Sing a song as you go by, And never, never, never cry.”

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Next morning Aunt Etiquette said, “If you are going to visit me a year and a day, you will have to start to school.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MANNERS IN SCHOOL Aunt Etiquette said, “I remember School began here last September, And manners that you learn in school Will always help you, as a rule.”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading A merry voice answered, “I think your little rhymes are funny.

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  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

Vocabulary met early in Polite bunny

Words and structures a reader meets early in Polite bunny, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Italic
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Polite bunny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Displayed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Polite bunny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pretty
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Polite bunny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Bunny
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Polite bunny; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.