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Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's
Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's by Laura Lee Hope holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 4 holds 129 sentences of Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's

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WHERE IS LADDIE?
“Supper is all ready, Daddy!
We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.
“I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.
“Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.
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Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
WHERE IS LADDIE?
Line 2
“Supper is all ready, Daddy!
Line 3
We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.
Line 4
“I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.
Line 5
“Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.

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, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading ““I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.”

All words in this reading · 41

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

Adam

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From this reading “Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.

added

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From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

all

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From this reading “Supper is all ready, Daddy!

already

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

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading “Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

Bunker

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From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

called

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From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

crowd

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From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

Daddy

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

From this reading “Supper is all ready, Daddy!

down

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

From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

entered

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From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

Farmer

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

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

friends

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From this reading “Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.

happy

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

From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WHERE IS LADDIE?

Joel's

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From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

LADDIE

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

From this reading WHERE IS LADDIE?

man

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

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

met

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From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

Mother

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

From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

Mr

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

From this reading “Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.

nodding

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

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

Oh

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

From this reading “Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.

old

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

From this reading “Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.

ready

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

From this reading “Supper is all ready, Daddy!

right

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

From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

said

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

From this reading “Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.

see

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

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

sit

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

From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

smiling

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

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.

Supper

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

From this reading “Supper is all ready, Daddy!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

We'll

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

From this reading We’ll sit right down,” called Mother Bunker, as the happy crowd entered.

WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading WHERE IS LADDIE?

yes

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

From this reading “Oh, yes, Adam and I are old friends,” Mr. Bunker said.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I see you have already met Farmer Joel’s man,” she added, nodding and smiling.