Chapter 4 of Sunny Boy in the Big City is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Sunny Boy in the Big City is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOING SHOPPING "Oh, look! There's a bus! Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight. "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke. "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
Chapter 4 of Sunny Boy in the Big City is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.”
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading “There's a bus!”
plural of “bus” — a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading “Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.”
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.”
logically valid
From this reading “"But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.”
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading “GOING SHOPPING "Oh, look!”
travel slowly
From this reading “"But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.”
In this reading “Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.”
In this reading “Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.”
move upward
In this reading “"And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.”
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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 There's a bus!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
a line of approach
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
plural of “bag” — a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
a youthful male person
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading There's a bus!
plural of “bus” — a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
the act of departing
From this reading GOING SHOPPING "Oh, look!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading GOING SHOPPING "Oh, look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading GOING SHOPPING "Oh, look!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
logically valid
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
searching for or buying goods or services
From this reading GOING SHOPPING "Oh, look!
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
travel slowly
From this reading "But our taxi is here," reasoned Mr. Horton, helping in Sunny Boy's mother as he spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a bus!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
in the direction of
From this reading Let's ride on top," cried Sunny Boy, pointing out toward the street as one of the Fifth Avenue busses lumbered into sight.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And I couldn't go up on top with these heavy bags.
Chapter 4 of Sunny Boy in the Big City by Ramy Allison White holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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