Chapter 20 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XX
Chapter 20 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat. "I want to come!" cried Russ. "I want a ride!" shouted Laddie. "Shall we get wet?" asked Rose. "Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.
Chapter 20 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading “ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “"Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “"Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.”
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading “ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.”
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 “"I want to come!" cried Russ.”
cause fear in
From this reading “ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"I want a ride!" shouted Laddie.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “"Shall we get wet?" asked Rose.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I want a ride!" shouted Laddie.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
plural of “bunker” — a hazard on a golf course
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I want to come!" cried Russ.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I want to come!" cried Russ.
someone who is a detective
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading "Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Shall we get wet?" asked Rose.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading "Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want to come!" cried Russ.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
From this reading "I want a ride!" shouted Laddie.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no, not in an ice boat," said Grandpa Ford.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "I want a ride!" shouted Laddie.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "Shall we get wet?" asked Rose.
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 "I want to come!" cried Russ.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
cause fear in
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall we get wet?" asked Rose.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "I want a ride!" shouted Laddie.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to come!" cried Russ.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to come!" cried Russ.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Shall we get wet?" asked Rose.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading "Shall we get wet?" asked Rose.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
at the time that
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ANOTHER NIGHT SCARE You can easily imagine what the six little Bunkers said when Dick asked this question about his ice boat.
Chapter 20 of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's by Laura Lee Hope holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 20 holds 94 sentences of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 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 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
Work through the 19 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 19 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 20 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's by Laura Lee Hope on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3365 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17761 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #17761, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 280 minutes of reading across 673 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 25 chapters of Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Six little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
