Chapter 14 of Bertie and the Gardeners is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Bertie and the Gardeners is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BERTIE AND THE NEWSBOY. A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped. "May I run in and tell mother you're coming. She's so very sick, sir." "Yes, but be as quick as you can.
Chapter 14 of Bertie and the Gardeners is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"May I run in and tell mother you're coming.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “"Yes, but be as quick as you can.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"May I run in and tell mother you're coming.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “She's so very sick, sir."”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.”
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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 A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BERTIE AND THE NEWSBOY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, but be as quick as you can.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, but be as quick as you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BERTIE AND THE NEWSBOY.
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but be as quick as you can.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Yes, but be as quick as you can.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "May I run in and tell mother you're coming.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I run in and tell mother you're coming.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "May I run in and tell mother you're coming.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I run in and tell mother you're coming.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "May I run in and tell mother you're coming.
a boy who delivers newspapers
From this reading BERTIE AND THE NEWSBOY.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Yes, but be as quick as you can.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "May I run in and tell mother you're coming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's so very sick, sir."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She's so very sick, sir."
term of address for a man
From this reading She's so very sick, sir."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She's so very sick, sir."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
express in words
From this reading "May I run in and tell mother you're coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BERTIE AND THE NEWSBOY.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
precisely as stated
From this reading She's so very sick, sir."
in or at the place that
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, but be as quick as you can.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, but be as quick as you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "May I run in and tell mother you're coming.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A few steps brought them to an old block, where their young guide stopped.
Chapter 14 of Bertie and the Gardeners by Madeline Leslie holds 37 sentences, grouped into 8 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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