Chapter 10 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek. Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble. "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room. "What's the matter? Where's your head?"
Chapter 10 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “"Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “"Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “"Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.”
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading “IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.”
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.
(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 IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Where's your head?"
not accessible to view
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.
a game in which a child covers his eyes while the other players hide then tries to find them
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!" cried Flossie, who had hidden under the couch in the dining room.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Freddie's voice told every one that he was in trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where's your head?"
which person or people
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading IN THE LUMBER YARD From all sorts of hiding places came running the boys and girls who had been playing hide-and-seek.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Where's your head?"
Chapter 10 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home by Laura Lee Hope holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 10 holds 147 sentences of The Bobbsey Twins at Home, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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