Chapter 17 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE HILL "Dinah! Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house. "Oh, Dinah! Look at Freddie!" Dinah hurried to the window.
Chapter 17 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cooky” — the cook on a ranch or at a camp
From this reading “Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.”
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “ON THE HILL "Dinah!”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Dinah hurried to the window.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “Dinah hurried to the window.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at Freddie!"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
plural of “cooky” — the cook on a ranch or at a camp
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE HILL "Dinah!
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at Freddie!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading ON THE HILL "Dinah!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Dinah hurried to the window.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at Freddie!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Dinah!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE HILL "Dinah!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
carry out
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE HILL "Dinah!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dinah!" called Flossie, dropping to the floor the cookies she had gotten to take out to the snow house.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Dinah hurried to the window.
Chapter 17 of The Bobbsey Twins at Home by Laura Lee Hope holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 17 holds 159 sentences of The Bobbsey Twins at Home, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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