Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bob, the photographer is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB AND HIS TROUBLES “Bob! I say, Bob! Where is that saw?” “I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.” “Humph!
Bob, the photographer
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bob, the photographer is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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BOB
AND
HIS
TROUBLES
“Bob!
I
say,
Bob!
Where
is
that
saw?”
“I
left
it
in
the
barn,
Mr.
Carrow.”
“Humph!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Bob, the photographer
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Bob, the photographer is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
BOB
AND
HIS
TROUBLES
“Bob!
/bɑːb ənd hɪz ˈtrʌbəlz bɑːb/
Line 2
I
say,
Bob!
/aɪ seɪ bɑːb/
Line 3
Where
is
that
saw?”
/wer ɪz ðæt sɔː/
Line 4
“I
left
it
in
the
barn,
Mr.
Carrow.”
Line 5
“Humph!
Learner Dictionary
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
barn
noun
US /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading ““I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.””
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BOB AND HIS TROUBLES “Bob!”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading ““I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.””
cut with a saw
From this reading “Where is that saw?””
express in words
From this reading “I say, Bob!”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “BOB AND HIS TROUBLES “Bob!”
Word partnerships in these lines
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in the barn
preposition + article + noun
counted as “in … barn”
In this reading ““I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.””
All words in this reading · 18
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOB AND HIS TROUBLES “Bob!
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading “I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB AND HIS TROUBLES “Bob!
Carrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOB AND HIS TROUBLES “Bob!
Humph
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Humph!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, Bob!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is that saw?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.”
cut with a saw
From this reading Where is that saw?”
express in words
From this reading I say, Bob!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where is that saw?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I left it in the barn, Mr. Carrow.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading BOB AND HIS TROUBLES “Bob!
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is that saw?”
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