Chapter 2 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd. "I was real little when he went away. That was just after my mother died. My grandmother took care of me. I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
Chapter 2 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “That was just after my mother died.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “My grandmother took care of me.”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.”
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading “A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
later than; following
From this reading That was just after my mother died.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I was real little when he went away.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading My grandmother took care of me.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading That was just after my mother died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
a farewell remark
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading My grandmother took care of me.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was real little when he went away.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
and nothing more
From this reading That was just after my mother died.
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I was real little when he went away.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My grandmother took care of me.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading That was just after my mother died.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My grandmother took care of me.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "I was real little when he went away.
To recall to mind.
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was just after my mother died.
Scottish chemist noted for his research into the structure of nucleic acids (born in 1907)
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading My grandmother took care of me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
precisely as stated
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was real little when he went away.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A SUDDEN STOP "I don't remember my father very well," said Tommy Todd.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I was real little when he went away.
at the time that
From this reading "I was real little when he went away.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I just remember a big man with black hair and whiskers, taking me up in his arms, and kissing me good-bye.
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