Chapter 5 of The Bobbsey Twins is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Bobbsey Twins is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it. "So you won, did you?" said one of the boys to Bert. "Good enough." "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley. "Come on."
Chapter 5 of The Bobbsey Twins is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"So you won, did you?" said one of the boys to Bert.”
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading “COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.”
your grandmother
From this reading “COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “"We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “"So you won, did you?" said one of the boys to Bert.”
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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 COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
anew
From this reading "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "So you won, did you?" said one of the boys to Bert.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Good enough."
the act of departing
From this reading "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good enough."
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
your grandmother
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "So you won, did you?" said one of the boys to Bert.
above and across; more than
From this reading "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So you won, did you?" said one of the boys to Bert.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you won, did you?" said one of the boys to Bert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
the upper part of anything
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are going to try it over again," put in Charley.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading COASTING, AND WHAT CAME OF IT It was a long walk back to the top of the hill, but Nan and Bert did not mind it.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "So you won, did you?" said one of the boys to Bert.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you won, did you?" said one of the boys to Bert.
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