Chapter 12 of The Bobbsey Twins in Washington is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of The Bobbsey Twins in Washington is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRAY CAT MR. BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side. "What's the matter?" he called. "Has Flossie fallen?" But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
Chapter 12 of The Bobbsey Twins in Washington is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “A STRAY CAT MR.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “"Has Flossie fallen?"”
your grandmother
From this reading “BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.”
with speed
From this reading “BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “A STRAY CAT MR.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.”
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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 A STRAY CAT MR.
(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 But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "What's the matter?" he called.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading A STRAY CAT MR.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "Has Flossie fallen?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Has Flossie fallen?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has Flossie fallen?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter?" he called.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A STRAY CAT MR.
your grandmother
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
with speed
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
having a supporting base
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading A STRAY CAT MR.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What's the matter?" he called.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But one look was enough to show him that the two little Bobbsey twins and their mother were all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter?" he called.
which person or people
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading BOBBSEY, who was standing near Bert and Nan, turned quickly as he heard his wife call and ran around to her side.
Chapter 12 of The Bobbsey Twins in Washington by Laura Lee Hope holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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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