Chapter 5 of The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?" "May I take my fire engine along?" "Where did you leave that boy?" "Did he get a ride to Lemby?" "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
Chapter 5 of The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
From this reading “"Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.”
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading “FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"”
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading “FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"”
your grandmother
From this reading “"Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.”
the work of a sailor
From this reading “FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “"Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.”
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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 "Did he get a ride to Lemby?"
later than; following
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "May I take my fire engine along?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
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From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Where did you leave that boy?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Where did you leave that boy?"
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
start firing a weapon
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did he get a ride to Lemby?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did he get a ride to Lemby?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I take my fire engine along?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
go away from a place
From this reading "Where did you leave that boy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did he get a ride to Lemby?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I take my fire engine along?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "May I take my fire engine along?"
your grandmother
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "Did he get a ride to Lemby?"
the work of a sailor
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
carry out
From this reading "May I take my fire engine along?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Where did you leave that boy?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Did he get a ride to Lemby?"
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "Thus Bert, Freddie, Flossie and Nan questioned Mr. Bobbsey when he came home to supper after the visit to the Bluebird.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
at the time that
From this reading FREDDIE'S FIRE ENGINE "Papa, when can we go sailing in the houseboat?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where did you leave that boy?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where did you leave that boy?"
Chapter 5 of The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat by Laura Lee Hope holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 5 holds 167 sentences of The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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