Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Stop the horses!" "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!" "Look out, everybody, they're coming right this way!" "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!" It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “"I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"”
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “"Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"”
moving toward one
From this reading “It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.”
an easy victory
From this reading “It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Look out, everybody, they're coming right this way!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
every person
From this reading "Look out, everybody, they're coming right this way!"
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Stop the horses!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
immediately past
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look out, everybody, they're coming right this way!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"
moving toward one
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Look out, everybody, they're coming right this way!"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Look out, everybody, they're coming right this way!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"
an easy victory
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"
in a vehement outcry
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop the horses!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Stop the horses!"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look out, everybody, they're coming right this way!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Look out, everybody, they're coming right this way!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm going to get my bob to a safe place!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Look out, everybody, they're coming right this way!"
which person or people
From this reading It was Danny Rugg who called out this last, and the other boys had shouted the previous expressions, as they watched the oncoming, runaway horses.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, grab them, somebody, or they'll run into the girls!"
Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge by Laura Lee Hope holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 151 sentences of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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