Chapter 2 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter. Then he shook his head and said: "We can't go to Cousin Tom's!" "Can't go to Cousin Tom's!" repeated his mother. "Why not, Laddie, my boy?"
Chapter 2 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"We can't go to Cousin Tom's!"”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Can't go to Cousin Tom's!" repeated his mother.”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “"We can't go to Cousin Tom's!"”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then he shook his head and said:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Why not, Laddie, my boy?"
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
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From this reading "We can't go to Cousin Tom's!"
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "We can't go to Cousin Tom's!"
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We can't go to Cousin Tom's!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he shook his head and said:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Then he shook his head and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why not, Laddie, my boy?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not, Laddie, my boy?"
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Can't go to Cousin Tom's!" repeated his mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then he shook his head and said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Then he shook his head and said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he shook his head and said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We can't go to Cousin Tom's!"
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading "We can't go to Cousin Tom's!"
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading TREASURE HOPES Laddie Bunker looked up at his mother as she finished reading the letter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We can't go to Cousin Tom's!"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not, Laddie, my boy?"
Chapter 2 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's by Laura Lee Hope holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 135 sentences of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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