Chapter 8 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed. Some screamed. Others looked as if they wanted to cry. Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started. "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
Chapter 8 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Others looked as if they wanted to cry.”
put on clothes
From this reading “"Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.”
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading “"Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “"Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.”
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading “"Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Some screamed.”
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
From this reading “SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.”
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.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Others looked as if they wanted to cry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Others looked as if they wanted to cry.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
put on clothes
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
a boy or man
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
moving with great haste
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Others looked as if they wanted to cry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Others looked as if they wanted to cry.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Others looked as if they wanted to cry.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
the quantity of a crop that is harvested
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Some screamed.
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
From this reading SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Of course the play came to an end almost before it had started.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Others looked as if they wanted to cry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Others looked as if they wanted to cry.
a source of difficulty
From this reading SNOOP IN TROUBLE Some of the children laughed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Others looked as if they wanted to cry.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh Johnnie, why did you do that?" cried Miss Earle, hurrying out in her Mother Goose dress, and picking up the little fellow.
Chapter 8 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home by Laura Lee Hope holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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