Chapter 3 of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter. "How did you get away from the gypsies? Or did they really have you?" The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say. "Did the gypsies take you away?" asked Mr. Bobbsey.
Chapter 3 of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.”
demanding attention
From this reading “The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.”
plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “"How did you get away from the gypsies?”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did the gypsies take you away?" asked Mr. Bobbsey.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "How did you get away from the gypsies?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did the gypsies take you away?" asked Mr. Bobbsey.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
demanding attention
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did you get away from the gypsies?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "How did you get away from the gypsies?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How did you get away from the gypsies?
a young female
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading "How did you get away from the gypsies?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
the force of workers available
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Did the gypsies take you away?" asked Mr. Bobbsey.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or did they really have you?"
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Or did they really have you?"
express in words
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
carry out
From this reading "Did the gypsies take you away?" asked Mr. Bobbsey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How did you get away from the gypsies?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Or did they really have you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The little girl stopped crying, and all about her the men, women and children waited anxiously to hear what she would say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WORRIED TWINS "Oh, Helen! how glad I am to have you back!" cried Mrs. Porter.
Chapter 3 of The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island by Laura Lee Hope holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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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