Chapter 13 of Sunny Boy and His Playmates is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Sunny Boy and His Playmates is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen. "Why, Oliver!" she said in surprise. "How impolite you are! How can you say such a thing to Helen? Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"
Chapter 13 of Sunny Boy and His Playmates is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"”
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.”
small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
From this reading “BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.”
not polite
From this reading “"How impolite you are!”
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.”
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading “BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.”
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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 How can you say such a thing to Helen?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "How impolite you are!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
a youthful male person
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can you say such a thing to Helen?
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"
the act of consuming food
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
small golden or orange-red freshwater fishes of Eurasia used as pond or aquarium fishes
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How impolite you are!
not polite
From this reading "How impolite you are!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
express in words
From this reading How can you say such a thing to Helen?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, Oliver!" she said in surprise.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How can you say such a thing to Helen?
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Why, Oliver!" she said in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
a special situation
From this reading How can you say such a thing to Helen?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading BRAVE LITTLE SUNNY BOY Miss Davis, feeding the goldfish in the largest glass bowl, overheard what Oliver said to Helen.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Oliver!" she said in surprise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How impolite you are!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Besides, didn't you have girls at your birthday party?"
Chapter 13 of Sunny Boy and His Playmates by Ramy Allison White holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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