Chapter 19 of The Bobbsey twins keeping house is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of The Bobbsey twins keeping house is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it. If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him. The telephone would not work. “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator. “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
Chapter 19 of The Bobbsey twins keeping house is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.”
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
your grandmother
From this reading ““It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading ““I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.””
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading ““It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.”
move with force
From this reading ““I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.””
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “The telephone would not work.”
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later than; following
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
anew
From this reading IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
react verbally
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.
possessive form of “martin” — French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
your grandmother
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
not any; not one
From this reading IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The telephone would not work.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
move with force
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
in the near future
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The telephone would not work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If the doctor was to come to Aunt Sallie to help her, Bert must go after him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN CHURCH AGAIN There was no help for it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I can soon push my way down to Dr. Martin’s office.”
at the time that
From this reading “It isn’t far,” Bert said to Nan when he had tried several more times to get an answer from the telephone operator.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The telephone would not work.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The telephone would not work.
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