Chapter 13 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment. "Quit!" yelled Tim in anguish. "Quit, I tell you, Bobby! Ow, now you've cut my nose!" A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
Chapter 13 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.”
a small number or amount
From this reading “THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.”
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading “A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.”
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading “A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.”
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading “THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.”
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading “A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Quit!" yelled Tim in anguish.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
extreme mental distress
From this reading "Quit!" yelled Tim in anguish.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Ow, now you've cut my nose!"
increase twofold
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
a small number or amount
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Quit, I tell you, Bobby!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Quit!" yelled Tim in anguish.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ow, now you've cut my nose!"
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Ow, now you've cut my nose!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Ow, now you've cut my nose!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ow, now you've cut my nose!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
small compact smooth-coated breed of Asiatic origin having a tightly curled tail and broad flat wrinkled muzzle
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "Quit!" yelled Tim in anguish.
on the contrary
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
express in words
From this reading "Quit, I tell you, Bobby!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
branch out in a twiglike manner
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading THE TWINS HAVE A SECRET Bobby seized a double handful of snow and began to give Tim the same treatment.
in a violent manner
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A small twig in the snow had scratched poor Tim rather violently on his small pug nose, but it was not cut.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Quit!" yelled Tim in anguish.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Quit, I tell you, Bobby!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ow, now you've cut my nose!"
Chapter 13 of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun by Mabel C. Hawley holds 122 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 13 holds 122 sentences of Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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