Chapter 7 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement. “Humphrey, look quick! Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her! Did you ever see the like of that?”
Chapter 7 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!”
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
From this reading “Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!”
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
at any time
From this reading “Did you ever see the like of that?””
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading ““Humphrey, look quick!”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.”
done under pressure
From this reading “PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
From this reading Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you ever see the like of that?”
at any time
From this reading Did you ever see the like of that?”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.
the act of departing
From this reading Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Humphrey, look quick!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Did you ever see the like of that?”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Humphrey, look quick!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you ever see the like of that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Humphrey, look quick!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.
done under pressure
From this reading PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Did you ever see the like of that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did you ever see the like of that?”
unaccustomed or unusual
From this reading PHILLIPS rushed into her brother’s room in unwonted excitement.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bouncing Bet is going by, and--_will_ you see her!
Chapter 7 of Bouncing Bet by Joslyn Gray holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 7 holds 103 sentences of Bouncing Bet, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Bouncing Bet by Joslyn Gray exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 103 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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