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Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Freddie!" "Oh, Dinah!" "Are you hurt?" Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse. Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading “Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.”
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.”
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading “Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.”
done under pressure
From this reading “Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
(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 Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you hurt?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
-ing form of “bark” — speak in an unfriendly tone
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Dinah!"
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Are you hurt?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
and nothing more
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
held up in the air
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Freddie!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
done under pressure
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Mr. Bobbsey sprang from his chair, lifted Freddie out of the way, and then helped Dinah to her feet.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Thus came the cries, and as Snap, the dog, rushed in just then, barking and leaping about, he made the confusion all the worse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you hurt?"
Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins at Meadow Brook by Laura Lee Hope holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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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