Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THEY'RE LOOSE!" "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied. "All aboard." "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet. "No," answered her mother with a smile.
Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “"All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “"All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.”
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading “"All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.”
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading “"THEY'RE LOOSE!"”
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading “"All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.”
bound or secured closely
From this reading “"All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “"Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.”
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading “"All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.”
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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 "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
(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 "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "No," answered her mother with a smile.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No," answered her mother with a smile.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading "THEY'RE LOOSE!"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "No," answered her mother with a smile.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," answered her mother with a smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
plural of “rus” — the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "No," answered her mother with a smile.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
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From this reading "THEY'RE LOOSE!"
bound or secured closely
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Does he mean we must all get a piece of board?" asked Violet.
a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "All aboard!" cried Russ as he stood on the edge of the little wharf in the inlet, at which the boat was tied.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No," answered her mother with a smile.
Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's by Laura Lee Hope holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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