Chapter 2 of The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Get him! Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse. "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother. "Nonsense!" exclaimed Mrs. Bobbsey. "To be frightened at a poor little mouse!"
Chapter 2 of The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading “Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.”
made afraid
From this reading “"To be frightened at a poor little mouse!"”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “"Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.”
your grandmother
From this reading “"Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “"Nonsense!" exclaimed Mrs. Bobbsey.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “"Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.”
almost do or experience something
In this reading “"Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.”
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 Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "To be frightened at a poor little mouse!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "To be frightened at a poor little mouse!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Nonsense!" exclaimed Mrs. Bobbsey.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
made afraid
From this reading "To be frightened at a poor little mouse!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Get him!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Get him!
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Nonsense!" exclaimed Mrs. Bobbsey.
your grandmother
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading "Nonsense!" exclaimed Mrs. Bobbsey.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "To be frightened at a poor little mouse!"
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Get him!" cried Bert Bobbsey, making a dive for the little mouse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To be frightened at a poor little mouse!"
in the direction of
From this reading "Oh, don't let him come near me!" screamed Nan, as she left her seat and hurried over toward her mother.
Chapter 2 of The Bobbsey Twins at Cedar Camp by Laura Lee Hope holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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