Chapter 28 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting. “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly. “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft. I don’t see--gee! I wish you had given me one good licking.”
Chapter 28 of Bouncing Bet is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a breathless manner
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.”
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “I don’t see--gee!”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading ““I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “I wish you had given me one good licking.””
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.”
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jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)
In this reading ““I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.”
cut to pieces
In this reading ““I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
a youthful male person
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
in a breathless manner
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t see--gee!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
set up or found
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading I don’t see--gee!
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I wish you had given me one good licking.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I wish you had given me one good licking.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wish you had given me one good licking.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.
and nothing more
From this reading “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading I wish you had given me one good licking.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wish you had given me one good licking.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
not any; not one
From this reading “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I wish you had given me one good licking.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don’t see--gee!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
create by training and teaching
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “I didn’t mean to be so fresh this morning, honest and true,” the boy burst forth breathlessly.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I’m just no end cut up about it, Mr. Meadowcroft.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
at the time that
From this reading THAT night when Meadowcroft alighted from the train at South Paulding, he found Tommy waiting.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish you had given me one good licking.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish you had given me one good licking.”
Chapter 28 of Bouncing Bet by Joslyn Gray holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 28 holds 121 sentences of Bouncing Bet, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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