Chapter XIX of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, “On the Trail,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIX
Chapter XIX of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, “On the Trail,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now. Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud. “Children! Children! Be quiet!” ordered Mrs. Bobbsey.
Chapter XIX of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, “On the Trail,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.”
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading “Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.”
your grandmother
From this reading “Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “Be quiet!” ordered Mrs. Bobbsey.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Be quiet!” ordered Mrs. Bobbsey.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.”
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.”
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be quiet!” ordered Mrs. Bobbsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be quiet!” ordered Mrs. Bobbsey.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “Children!
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Be quiet!” ordered Mrs. Bobbsey.
your grandmother
From this reading Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Be quiet!” ordered Mrs. Bobbsey.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Be quiet!” ordered Mrs. Bobbsey.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Their tears fell thick and fast and they wailed aloud.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Flossie, Freddie and Nan were sobbing now.
Chapter 19 of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May by Laura Lee Hope holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 19 holds 114 sentences of The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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