Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy. And the strange little boy looked at Mother Bunker. "Where did you come from?" asked Mr. Bunker. "Over there, and I'm hungry!" said the little fellow. "I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.
Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.”
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.”
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “"I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Over there, and I'm hungry!" said the little fellow.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “"Over there, and I'm hungry!" said the little fellow.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.”
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 And the strange little boy looked at Mother Bunker.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where did you come from?" asked Mr. Bunker.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading "I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Where did you come from?" asked Mr. Bunker.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you come from?" asked Mr. Bunker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.
a boy or man
From this reading "Over there, and I'm hungry!" said the little fellow.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Where did you come from?" asked Mr. Bunker.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Over there, and I'm hungry!" said the little fellow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Over there, and I'm hungry!" said the little fellow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Where did you come from?" asked Mr. Bunker.
not any; not one
From this reading "I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Over there, and I'm hungry!" said the little fellow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Over there, and I'm hungry!" said the little fellow.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARGY'S CRAWL Mother Bunker looked at the strange little boy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Over there, and I'm hungry!" said the little fellow.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you come from?" asked Mr. Bunker.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I'm terrible hungry, 'cause I didn't have no breakfast yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where did you come from?" asked Mr. Bunker.
Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's by Laura Lee Hope holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 4 holds 140 sentences of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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