Chapter 9 of Back at School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Back at School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ECCLESIASTICAL POWER. "Girls! Girls! Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head. "Done what?"
Chapter 9 of Back at School with the Tucker Twins is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.”
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
From this reading “ECCLESIASTICAL POWER.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"Girls!”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “ECCLESIASTICAL POWER.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.”
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From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
From this reading ECCLESIASTICAL POWER.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Girls!
destroyed or killed
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
above and across; more than
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading ECCLESIASTICAL POWER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Done what?"
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zebedee has gone and done it!" yelled Dee, bursting in the door of 117 and waving a lettergram wildly over her head.
Chapter 9 of Back at School with the Tucker Twins by Nell Speed holds 80 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 9 holds 80 sentences of Back at School with the Tucker Twins, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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