Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice. "What is that?" As if in answer the call came again: "Take me out! Don't leave me here!
Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “As if in answer the call came again:”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “As if in answer the call came again:”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.”
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 “RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.”
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anew
From this reading As if in answer the call came again:
react verbally
From this reading As if in answer the call came again:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As if in answer the call came again:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As if in answer the call came again:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't leave me here!
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Don't leave me here!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if in answer the call came again:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As if in answer the call came again:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is that?"
go away from a place
From this reading Don't leave me here!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Take me out!
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 RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
carry out
From this reading "Take me out!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What is that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading RUSS COULDN'T STOP "Mercy me!" cried Grandma Bell as she heard the strange voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is that?"
Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's by Laura Lee Hope holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 12 holds 193 sentences of Six little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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