Chapter XVII of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, “The Green Umbrella,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, “The Green Umbrella,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all. What could it mean? “Oh! Oh!” sobbed Flossie. “What will mother say?
Chapter XVII of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, “The Green Umbrella,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 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 “Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What could it mean?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““What will mother say?”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “Oh!” sobbed Flossie.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.”
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading “Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could it mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh!” sobbed Flossie.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What could it mean?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “What will mother say?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
express in words
From this reading “What will mother say?
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading Oh!” sobbed Flossie.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
precisely as stated
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Certainly it was very strange—this vanishing of Baby May, carriage and all.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could it mean?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “What will mother say?
Chapter 17 of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May by Laura Lee Hope holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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