Chapter 14 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together. "Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children. "What does this mean? Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day. You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"
Chapter 14 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.”
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"”
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading “AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"”
your grandmother
From this reading “AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.”
an educational institution
From this reading “Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children.”
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 Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
(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 AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children.
the specified day of the month
From this reading You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What does this mean?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What does this mean?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children.
your grandmother
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
an educational institution
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What does this mean?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading AFTER CHESTNUTS Bert, Nan, Flossie and Freddie all came down to breakfast together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
(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 "Well, well!" exclaimed Mother Bobbsey, smiling at the children.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What does this mean?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading You haven't looked at the wrong date on the calendar; have you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Saturday morning, and you are all up as early as though it were a school day.
Chapter 14 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home by Laura Lee Hope holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 14 holds 175 sentences of The Bobbsey Twins at Home, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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