Chapter 9 of The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOWN THE CREEK "There goes Snoop!" "Oh, somebody get her!" Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time. As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing. It was almost the same with Harry.
Chapter 9 of The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 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 “As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “DOWN THE CREEK "There goes Snoop!"”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.”
your grandmother
From this reading “Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time.”
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading “As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.”
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
From this reading “DOWN THE CREEK "There goes Snoop!"”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"Oh, somebody get her!"”
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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 As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It was almost the same with Harry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading DOWN THE CREEK "There goes Snoop!"
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading DOWN THE CREEK "There goes Snoop!"
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh, somebody get her!"
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading DOWN THE CREEK "There goes Snoop!"
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading It was almost the same with Harry.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, somebody get her!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
your grandmother
From this reading Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, somebody get her!"
Identical; not different.
From this reading Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time.
express in words
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time.
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
watch, observe, or inquire secretly
From this reading DOWN THE CREEK "There goes Snoop!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "Oh, somebody get her!"
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE CREEK "There goes Snoop!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading DOWN THE CREEK "There goes Snoop!"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nan and Dorothy both shouted at the same time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As for Bert, he was so surprised at having caught a fish, and at seeing the cat slide off the deck with it, that he could say nothing.
Chapter 9 of The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat by Laura Lee Hope holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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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