Chapter 24 of Six little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Six little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD COAT "Bang!" That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree. "Tunk! Tunk!" Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
Chapter 24 of Six little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strike violently
From this reading “THE OLD COAT "Bang!"”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.”
the act of contacting one thing with another
From this reading “That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.”
possessive form of “lumberman” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.”
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 “Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.”
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading “Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.”
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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 That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
strike violently
From this reading THE OLD COAT "Bang!"
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading THE OLD COAT "Bang!"
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
the act of contacting one thing with another
From this reading That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
possessive form of “lumberman” — a person who fells trees
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD COAT "Bang!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
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 Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
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From this reading That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD COAT "Bang!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Tunk!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the soap-box cart hitting against a tree.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were the soft sounds Russ and Laddie made as they were spilled out on the grass near the lumberman's cabin.
Chapter 24 of Six little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's by Laura Lee Hope holds 167 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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