Chapter 8 of The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANGRY MR. BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he. "It's Bob Guess!" "So it is!" agreed Nan. "And he's crying."
Chapter 8 of The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"So it is!" agreed Nan.”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “ANGRY MR.”
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading “BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.”
demanding attention
From this reading “"And he's crying."”
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.”
your grandmother
From this reading “"So it is!" agreed Nan.”
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "So it is!" agreed Nan.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And he's crying."
feeling or showing anger
From this reading ANGRY MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
demanding attention
From this reading "And he's crying."
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And he's crying."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So it is!" agreed Nan.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So it is!" agreed Nan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ANGRY MR.
your grandmother
From this reading "So it is!" agreed Nan.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading BLIPPER "Why, it's Bob Guess!" cried Bert, dropping his bunch of flowers, so excited was he.
Chapter 8 of The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair by Laura Lee Hope holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 8 holds 151 sentences of The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Bobbsey Twins at the County Fair by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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