Chapter 19 of Buster Bear's Twins is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Buster Bear's Twins is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat. _Mother Bear._ The instant they saw Mother Bear, the twins stopped bawling. Nothing could harm them now. They knew it. Mother would take care of them.
Chapter 19 of Buster Bear's Twins is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 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.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.”
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading “THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.”
gotten under control
From this reading “THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Nothing could harm them now.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.”
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.
be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “Mother would take care of them.”
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading _Mother Bear._ The instant they saw Mother Bear, the twins stopped bawling.
have
From this reading _Mother Bear._ The instant they saw Mother Bear, the twins stopped bawling.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Mother would take care of them.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
gotten under control
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could harm them now.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Nothing could harm them now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading _Mother Bear._ The instant they saw Mother Bear, the twins stopped bawling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They knew it.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They knew it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Mother Bear._ The instant they saw Mother Bear, the twins stopped bawling.
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 THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
not any; not one
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could harm them now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Nothing could harm them now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mother would take care of them.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
cut with a saw
From this reading _Mother Bear._ The instant they saw Mother Bear, the twins stopped bawling.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading _Mother Bear._ The instant they saw Mother Bear, the twins stopped bawling.
carry out
From this reading Mother would take care of them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Nothing could harm them now.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Mother Bear._ The instant they saw Mother Bear, the twins stopped bawling.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading THE TWINS ARE COMFORTED There is no comfort quite like that Contained in mother’s loving pat.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mother would take care of them.
Chapter 19 of Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess holds 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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 19 holds 46 sentences of Buster Bear's Twins, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 19 of Buster Bear's Twins by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 46 sentences, grouped into 10 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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