Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it? What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise. Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened. "What is the matter?" she cried. Then she saw.
Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading “RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it?”
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.”
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.”
informal intensifiers
From this reading “What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.”
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading “RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it?”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.”
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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 RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it?
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
any thing at all
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it?
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
informal intensifiers
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it?
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it?
cut with a saw
From this reading Then she saw.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she saw.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading RUSS MAKES A BALLOON "What is it?
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From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Those were the first things the mother of the six little Bunkers always asked whenever anything unusual happened.
in or at the place that
From this reading What's the matter?" cried Mother Bunker as she opened a door leading on to the porch, where she had heard the crashing noise.
Chapter 4 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's by Laura Lee Hope holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 189 sentences of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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