Chapter II of The Runaway Bunny, “The Hungry Rabbit,” is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter II of The Runaway Bunny, “The Hungry Rabbit,” is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be. Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me? The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it. And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail! It seems to be time for something to eat.”
Chapter II of The Runaway Bunny, “The Hungry Rabbit,” is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading “Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.”
take in solid food
From this reading “It seems to be time for something to eat.””
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail!”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.”
an easy victory
From this reading “The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?”
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading “The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.”
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.”
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 Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
common small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white underside; a host for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks)
From this reading And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
take in solid food
From this reading It seems to be time for something to eat.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It seems to be time for something to eat.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.
an easy victory
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems to be time for something to eat.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It seems to be time for something to eat.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
carry out
From this reading Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
express in words
From this reading And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And, though he could not tell time, he said, “My fur and cottontail!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems to be time for something to eat.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
look attentively
From this reading The Runaway Bunny took out his little toy watch and looked at it.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Runaway Bunny went hippety-hop; He was hungry as could be.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Runaway Bunny, will you stop And take a bite with me?
Chapter 2 of The Runaway Bunny by Laura Rountree Smith holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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 2 holds 77 sentences of The Runaway Bunny, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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About 54 minutes of reading across 132 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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