Chapter VII of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, “The Snap-Cracker,” is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter VII of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, “The Snap-Cracker,” is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it. He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry. “Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl. “I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie. “If I don’t, the horses will run over her!”
Chapter VII of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, “The Snap-Cracker,” is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading ““I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading ““I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ““If I don’t, the horses will run over her!””
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.”
hard to endure
From this reading “Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.”
a youthful female person
In this reading ““Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl.”
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
In this reading ““If I don’t, the horses will run over her!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If I don’t, the horses will run over her!”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.
a young female
From this reading “Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl.
the act of departing
From this reading “Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “If I don’t, the horses will run over her!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “If I don’t, the horses will run over her!”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If I don’t, the horses will run over her!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl.
for more time
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.
not any; not one
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
above and across; more than
From this reading “If I don’t, the horses will run over her!”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “If I don’t, the horses will run over her!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I have to get that carriage and Baby May!” cried Freddie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
hard to endure
From this reading Freddie Bobbsey dashed away from the front gate, no longer trying to open it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He almost knocked Flossie down, so great was his hurry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “If I don’t, the horses will run over her!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, what you going to do?” cried the little girl.
Chapter 7 of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May by Laura Lee Hope holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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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