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The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.
I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.
You may come along, Freddie, mother said so.
Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.
Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.
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The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.
Line 2
I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.
Line 3
You may come along, Freddie, mother said so.
Line 4
Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.
Line 5
Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

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.

Dandy noun US /ˈdændi/

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

From this reading “Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.”

donkey noun US /ˈdɑːŋki/

the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

From this reading “Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.”

Doodle noun US /ˈduːdəl/

an aimless drawing

From this reading “Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.”

downy adjective US /ˈdaʊni/

like down or as soft as down

From this reading “DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.”

grab verb US /ɡræb/

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

From this reading “Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.”

harness verb US /ˈhɑːrnəs/

put a harness

From this reading “Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.”

rack verb US /ræk/

go at a rack

From this reading “Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.”

Sarah noun US /ˈserə/

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading “DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.”

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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading You may come along, Freddie, mother said so.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

AuntnounUS /ænt/

the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

barnnounUS /bɑːrn/

an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

Bert

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

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

brothersnounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

capnounUS /kæp/

a tight-fitting headdress

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

cartnounUS /kɑːrt/

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

DandynounUS /ˈdændi/

a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

donkeynounUS /ˈdɑːŋki/

the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

DoodlenounUS /ˈduːdəl/

an aimless drawing

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

DOWNYadjectiveUS /ˈdaʊni/

like down or as soft as down

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

driveverbUS /draɪv/

operate or control a vehicle

From this reading I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

Freddie

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

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.

grabverbUS /ɡræb/

take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

harnessverbUS /ˈhɑːrnəs/

put a harness

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

HarryverbUS /ˈheri/

annoy continually or chronically

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

huntverbUS /hʌnt/

pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

hurrynounUS /ˈhɜːri/

a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

I'm

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

From this reading I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading You may come along, Freddie, mother said so.

maybeadverbUS /ˈmeɪbi/

by chance

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading You may come along, Freddie, mother said so.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.

OCEANnounUS /ˈoʊʃən/

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.

promptlyadverbUS /ˈprɑːmptli/

with little or no delay

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/

with speed

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

rackverbUS /ræk/

go at a rack

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

rushedadjectiveUS /rʌʃt/

done under pressure

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading You may come along, Freddie, mother said so.

SarahnounUS /ˈserə/

(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

shellnounUS /ʃel/

ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading You may come along, Freddie, mother said so.

startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I'm going to get the cart now to drive over to the station.

to-day

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

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Freddie was with Bert as quickly as he could grab his cap off the rack, and the two brothers promptly started for the station.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading DOWNY ON THE OCEAN "Harry is coming to-day," Bert told Freddie, on the morning following the shell hunt, "and maybe Aunt Sarah will come with him.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You may come along, Freddie, mother said so.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Get your cap and hurry up," and Bert rushed off to the donkey barn to put Doodle and Dandy in harness.

Chapter 11 of The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore by Laura Lee Hope holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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