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Baby Mine

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Baby Mine is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Margaret Mayo • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

“Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

He's a-lookin' for you sir.”

“For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

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Chapter XXIX Reading 1/20

Baby Mine

Chapter XXIX · Chapter 29

Chapter 29 of Baby Mine is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

Line 2

As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

Line 3

“Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

Line 4

He's a-lookin' for you sir.”

Line 5

“For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

All words in this reading · 68

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a-lookin

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From this reading He's a-lookin' for you sir.”

advent

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From this reading As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

arms

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

As

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From this reading As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

babes

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

be

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

been

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

behind

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

bell

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

coming

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

commotion

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

cried

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

door

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

during

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

earth

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

everybody

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

fadder's

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

fingers

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

flying

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From this reading As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

for

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

had

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

have

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

he

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

He's

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From this reading He's a-lookin' for you sir.”

heard

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

HIM

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

in

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

it

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From this reading As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

Jimmy

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

Jimmy's

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

latter

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

less

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

looking

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

Maggie

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From this reading As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

me

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

might

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

minutes

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

murmured

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

Now

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

of

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

Oh

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

on

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

outside

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

part

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

perturbed

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

plaze

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

pointing

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

right

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

ringing

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

seemed

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

she

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

sir

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

some

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

the

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

this

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

to

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

toward

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

trembling

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

unprepared

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From this reading As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

vaguely

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

violently

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

was

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From this reading As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

which

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From this reading Now, had Jimmy been less perturbed during the latter part of this commotion, he might have heard the bell of the outside door, which had been ringing violently for some minutes.

wholly

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From this reading As it was, he was wholly unprepared for the flying advent of Maggie.

why

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

with

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From this reading “Oh, plaze, sir,” she cried, pointing with trembling fingers toward the babes in Jimmy's arms, “me fadder's coming right behind me.

wondering

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From this reading “For me,” murmured Jimmy, wondering vaguely why everybody on earth seemed to be looking for HIM.

you

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From this reading He's a-lookin' for you sir.”

Chapter 29 of Baby Mine by Margaret Mayo holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 29 of Baby Mine contain?

Chapter 29 holds 102 sentences of Baby Mine, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 29 of Baby Mine by Margaret Mayo exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 102 sentences, grouped into 21 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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