Chapter 10 of Sunny Boy and His Playmates is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Sunny Boy and His Playmates is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right. The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold. Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver? "Is he running away?" asked Jessie Smiley. "Silly, of course he isn't," retorted Jimmie Butterworth.
Chapter 10 of Sunny Boy and His Playmates is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Silly, of course he isn't," retorted Jimmie Butterworth.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “"Silly, of course he isn't," retorted Jimmie Butterworth.”
an emoticon of a smiling face
From this reading “"Is he running away?" asked Jessie Smiley.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is he running away?" asked Jessie Smiley.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Is he running away?" asked Jessie Smiley.
a youthful male person
From this reading WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Silly, of course he isn't," retorted Jimmie Butterworth.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Silly, of course he isn't," retorted Jimmie Butterworth.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
at any time
From this reading Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is he running away?" asked Jessie Smiley.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is he running away?" asked Jessie Smiley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Silly, of course he isn't," retorted Jimmie Butterworth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is he running away?" asked Jessie Smiley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Silly, of course he isn't," retorted Jimmie Butterworth.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Silly, of course he isn't," retorted Jimmie Butterworth.
precisely, exactly
From this reading WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Is he running away?" asked Jessie Smiley.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "Silly, of course he isn't," retorted Jimmie Butterworth.
an emoticon of a smiling face
From this reading "Is he running away?" asked Jessie Smiley.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The children stared at each other in surprise and the little girls forgot that their feet were cold.
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE THE HORSE LIVED Sunny Boy was right.
which person or people
From this reading Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Who ever heard of a horse and wagon without a driver?
Chapter 10 of Sunny Boy and His Playmates by Ramy Allison White holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 10 holds 133 sentences of Sunny Boy and His Playmates, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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