Chapter 4 of Bessie at the Sea-Side is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Bessie at the Sea-Side is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bessie ran over to her. Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap. "Did I talk too much?" asked Bessie. "I did not mean to tease him." "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
Chapter 4 of Bessie at the Sea-Side is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap.”
held up in the air
From this reading “Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Bessie ran over to her.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “"See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.”
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
From this reading “"See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"Did I talk too much?" asked Bessie.”
annoy persistently
From this reading “"I did not mean to tease him."”
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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injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
In this reading “Bessie ran over to her.”
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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 "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did I talk too much?" asked Bessie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bessie ran over to her.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did I talk too much?" asked Bessie.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bessie ran over to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I did not mean to tease him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Did I talk too much?" asked Bessie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap.
held up in the air
From this reading Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I did not mean to tease him."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Did I talk too much?" asked Bessie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I did not mean to tease him."
above and across; more than
From this reading Bessie ran over to her.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Bessie ran over to her.
move hurridly
From this reading Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
From this reading "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Did I talk too much?" asked Bessie.
annoy persistently
From this reading "I did not mean to tease him."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bessie ran over to her.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Did I talk too much?" asked Bessie.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. Rush lifted her up in her lap.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "See that steamship coming in, Bessie," said Mrs. Rush, in a voice that shook a little.
Chapter 4 of Bessie at the Sea-Side by Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 4 holds 398 sentences of Bessie at the Sea-Side, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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