Chapter 24 of Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news. In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said. Then Rose exclaimed: “Oh, you couldn’t! You couldn’t eat all our lunch!” “Ha!
Chapter 24 of Six little Bunkers at farmer Joel's is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.”
take in solid food
From this reading “You couldn’t eat all our lunch!””
take the midday meal
From this reading “You couldn’t eat all our lunch!””
information about recent and important events
From this reading “STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.”
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading “In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.”
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading “STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.”
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.”
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In this reading “STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.”
temporarily
In this reading “STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You couldn’t eat all our lunch!”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
a youthful male person
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Rose exclaimed: “Oh, you couldn’t!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
take in solid food
From this reading You couldn’t eat all our lunch!”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Then Rose exclaimed: “Oh, you couldn’t!
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha!
only a very short time before
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
take the midday meal
From this reading You couldn’t eat all our lunch!”
a particular point in time
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Then Rose exclaimed: “Oh, you couldn’t!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You couldn’t eat all our lunch!”
someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then Rose exclaimed: “Oh, you couldn’t!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Rose exclaimed: “Oh, you couldn’t!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading STUNG For a moment or two the six little Bunkers could hardly believe this dreadful news.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then Rose exclaimed: “Oh, you couldn’t!
superlative of “young” — (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading In fact the two youngest did not quite understand what the peddler boy said.
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