Chapter 9 of Sunny Boy in the Country is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Sunny Boy in the Country is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side. "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously. "What do you think of this?" Sunny Boy bent down to look. There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
Chapter 9 of Sunny Boy in the Country is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.”
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
From this reading “There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!”
emerge from the eggs
From this reading “"Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.”
an opening into or through something
From this reading “There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!”
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading “SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.”
in a cryptic manner
From this reading “"Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.”
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading “There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"What do you think of this?"”
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 "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Sunny Boy bent down to look.
a youthful male person
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think of this?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sunny Boy bent down to look.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
shoot down, of birds
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
emerge from the eggs
From this reading "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
an opening into or through something
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sunny Boy bent down to look.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
in a cryptic manner
From this reading "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What do you think of this?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
plural of “rabbit” — any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think of this?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What do you think of this?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sunny Boy bent down to look.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There, in a hole in the ground, half-hidden by the tall grass all about it, were four little furry baby rabbits!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think of this?"
at the time that
From this reading SUNNY BOY FORGETS When they reached the horses and the machine, the Something was around on the other side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here, Sunny Boy, here's a sight for you," said Mr. Hatch mysteriously.
Chapter 9 of Sunny Boy in the Country by Ramy Allison White holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 9 holds 125 sentences of Sunny Boy in the Country, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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