Chapter 8 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly. “It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here. Come out and take a walk, won’t you? You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing. You can tell her afterwards.”
Chapter 8 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “You can tell her afterwards.””
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading ““ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ““ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading ““It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Come out and take a walk, won’t you?”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “Come out and take a walk, won’t you?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Come out and take a walk, won’t you?
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading You can tell her afterwards.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come out and take a walk, won’t you?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can tell her afterwards.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come out and take a walk, won’t you?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You can tell her afterwards.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Come out and take a walk, won’t you?
above and across; more than
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “It’s something splendid, but I can’t do it here.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
carry out
From this reading Come out and take a walk, won’t you?
express in words
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Come out and take a walk, won’t you?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come out and take a walk, won’t you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “ROSE, I’ve got something to tell you!” cried Betty eagerly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see I want to be sure to get it all over without your mother’s hearing.
Chapter 8 of Bouncing Bet by Joslyn Gray holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 8 holds 162 sentences of Bouncing Bet, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Bouncing Bet by Joslyn Gray exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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