Chapter 6 of Six little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Six little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF FOR THE WEST "Come on! Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker. "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago." "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker. "Oh, dear!
Chapter 6 of Six little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “"She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."”
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “"We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “"She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “"We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “OFF FOR THE WEST "Come on!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
in the past
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
a hazard on a golf course
From this reading Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST "Come on!
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear!
every person
From this reading Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST "Come on!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Everybody hunt for Margy!" called Mr. Bunker.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST "Come on!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST "Come on!
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
cut with a saw
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST "Come on!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
create by training and teaching
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
precisely as stated
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We haven't much time if we are to catch the train," said Mother Bunker.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading OFF FOR THE WEST "Come on!
during the time that
From this reading "She can't be very far away, as I saw her on the porch a little while ago."
Chapter 6 of Six little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's by Laura Lee Hope holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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