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The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge
The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"
"Have we got everything?"
"Here, Snap!
If you jump out again you can't go!"
"Dinah, you hold Snap, will you?"
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The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"
/æt snoʊ lɑːdʒ ɑːr wiː ɔːl hiːr/
Line 2
"Have we got everything?"
/hæv wiː ɡɑːt ˈevriθɪŋ/
Line 3
"Here, Snap!
/hiːr snæp/
Line 4
If you jump out again you can't go!"
Line 5
"Dinah, you hold Snap, will you?"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

again adverb US /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading “If you jump out again you can't go!"”

everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “"Have we got everything?"”

got verb US /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “"Have we got everything?"”

hold verb US /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading “"Dinah, you hold Snap, will you?"”

jump verb US /dʒʌmp/

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “If you jump out again you can't go!"”

lodge verb US /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading “AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"”

Snap verb US /snæp/

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading “"Here, Snap!”

snow noun US /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading “AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading If you jump out again you can't go!"

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"

Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"

can't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you jump out again you can't go!"

Dinah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Dinah, you hold Snap, will you?"

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "Have we got everything?"

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading If you jump out again you can't go!"

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "Have we got everything?"

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Have we got everything?"

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"

holdverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading "Dinah, you hold Snap, will you?"

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you jump out again you can't go!"

jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading If you jump out again you can't go!"

LODGEverbUS /lɑːdʒ/

be a lodger; stay temporarily

From this reading AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If you jump out again you can't go!"

SnapverbUS /snæp/

utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone

From this reading "Here, Snap!

SNOWnounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading AT SNOW LODGE "Are we all here?"

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Dinah, you hold Snap, will you?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you jump out again you can't go!"

Chapter 13 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge by Laura Lee Hope holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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.

What does chapter 13 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge contain?

Chapter 13 holds 162 sentences of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 13 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 162 sentences, grouped into 33 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 13 of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge?

Work through the 33 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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About 215 minutes of reading across 517 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Horses
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Bobbsey Twins at Snow Lodge; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Somebody
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They'll
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Girls
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