Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning. The Bunkers always burned one, turned low. "Mother! Daddy!" cried Russ. "Come on, quick!
Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.”
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “The Bunkers always burned one, turned low.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “The Bunkers always burned one, turned low.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Daddy!" cried Russ.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “"Come on, quick!”
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 “UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.”
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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 UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The Bunkers always burned one, turned low.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading The Bunkers always burned one, turned low.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The Bunkers always burned one, turned low.
the act of burning something
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on, quick!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Daddy!" cried Russ.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Daddy!" cried Russ.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The Bunkers always burned one, turned low.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Mother!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on, quick!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Bunkers always burned one, turned low.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading "Come on, quick!
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
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 UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The Bunkers always burned one, turned low.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
in or at the place that
From this reading UP IN THE ATTIC Russ leaped out of bed and ran into the hall, where a light was burning.
Chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's by Laura Lee Hope holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 179 sentences of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 179 sentences, grouped into 36 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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