Chapter 15 of The Bobbsey twins keeping house is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Bobbsey twins keeping house is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven. But she managed to get them in and close the door. Then she turned and said to Freddie: “You shouldn’t fool me that way! Oh, how you startled me!”
Chapter 15 of The Bobbsey twins keeping house is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
From this reading “BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.”
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.”
your grandmother
From this reading “BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.”
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading “BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.”
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading “BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.”
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.”
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.”
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In this reading “BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
for the reason that
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she managed to get them in and close the door.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading But she managed to get them in and close the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading But she managed to get them in and close the door.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
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From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “You shouldn’t fool me that way!
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From this reading Then she turned and said to Freddie:
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From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But she managed to get them in and close the door.
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From this reading Oh, how you startled me!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But she managed to get them in and close the door.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
and nothing more
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading But she managed to get them in and close the door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You shouldn’t fool me that way!
your grandmother
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how you startled me!”
kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then she turned and said to Freddie:
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You shouldn’t fool me that way!
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading Oh, how you startled me!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But she managed to get them in and close the door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But she managed to get them in and close the door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then she turned and said to Freddie:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You shouldn’t fool me that way!
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading BROKEN WIRES Nan jumped so, because of Freddie’s shouts and Flossie’s screams, that she almost dropped the batch of biscuits she was just then putting into the oven.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shouldn’t fool me that way!
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