Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc. "Oh, dear! I wish we weren't going home!" "So do I! Can't we stay out a little while longer?"
Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.”
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading “Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.”
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading “Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Can't we stay out a little while longer?"”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.”
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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 Can't we stay out a little while longer?"
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
a young waitress in a nightclub whose costume includes the tail and ears of a rabbit
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can't we stay out a little while longer?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "So do I!
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From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
the act of departing
From this reading I wish we weren't going home!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I wish we weren't going home!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish we weren't going home!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Can't we stay out a little while longer?"
for more time
From this reading Can't we stay out a little while longer?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Can't we stay out a little while longer?"
located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So do I!
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Can't we stay out a little while longer?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading Author of "The Bobbsey Twins," "The Bunny Brown Series," "The Outdoor Girls Series," Etc.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I wish we weren't going home!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wish we weren't going home!"
during the time that
From this reading Can't we stay out a little while longer?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish we weren't going home!"
Chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island by Laura Lee Hope holds 168 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 1 holds 168 sentences of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island by Laura Lee Hope exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 168 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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