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Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's
Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?
If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.
But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.
In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.
It's a box of the white candies.
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Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?
Line 2
If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.
/ɪf juː hæv juː niːd nɑːt stɑːp tuː red ðɪs pɑːrt ʌv ðə ˈstɔːri/
Line 3
But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.
Line 4
In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.
/ɪn ðə fɜːrst pleɪs juː niːd θriː θɪŋz tuː hæv ə ˈmɑːrʃmeloʊ roʊst ənd juː kæn ˈiːzəli ɡes wʌt ðə fɜːrst θɪŋ ɪz/
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It's a box of the white candies.

Learner Dictionary

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.

beach noun US /biːtʃ/

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading “THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?”

box noun US /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading “It's a box of the white candies.”

candies noun US /ˈkændiz/

plural of “candy” — a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

From this reading “THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?”

marshmallow noun US /ˈmɑːrʃmeloʊ/

spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar

From this reading “THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?”

page noun US /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading “But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.”

roast verb US /roʊst/

cook with dry heat, usually in an oven

From this reading “In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.”

seashore noun US /ˈsiːʃɔːr/

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading “THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?”

toasted adjective US /ˈtoʊstɪd/

browned over by exposure to heat

From this reading “THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

beachnounUS /biːtʃ/

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

boxnounUS /bɑːks/

a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading It's a box of the white candies.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

candiesnounUS /ˈkændiz/

plural of “candy” — a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

easilyadverbUS /ˈiːzəli/

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

GROWLERnoun

a speaker whose voice sounds like a growl

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

guessverbUS /ɡes/

expect, believe, or suppose

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

how

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

It's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It's a box of the white candies.

learnverbUS /lɜːrn/

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

marshmallownounUS /ˈmɑːrʃmeloʊ/

spongy confection made of gelatin and sugar and corn syrup and dusted with powdered sugar

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading But if you have not, from this and the next page you may learn how to do it.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

readverbUS /red/

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

roastverbUS /roʊst/

cook with dry heat, usually in an oven

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

SALLIE

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

seashorenounUS /ˈsiːʃɔːr/

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

stopverbUS /stɑːp/

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

thingnounUS /θɪŋ/

a special situation

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading If you have you need not stop to read this part of the story.

toastedadjectiveUS /ˈtoʊstɪd/

browned over by exposure to heat

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading In the first place you need three things to have a marshmallow roast, and you can easily guess what the first thing is.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading It's a box of the white candies.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading THE SALLIE GROWLER Have you ever toasted marshmallow candies at the seashore beach?

Chapter 19 of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's by Laura Lee Hope holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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Chapter 19 holds 137 sentences of Six little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.

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Little
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Bunkers
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