Chapter 6 of The Bobbsey Twins is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Bobbsey Twins is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FREDDIE AND FLOSSIE'S SNOW HOUSE "Freddie! Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear. "Do come out!" But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath. "Oh, Dinah!
Chapter 6 of The Bobbsey Twins is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.”
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading “But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “FREDDIE AND FLOSSIE'S SNOW HOUSE "Freddie!”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.”
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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 But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
later than; following
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FREDDIE AND FLOSSIE'S SNOW HOUSE "Freddie!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Do come out!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Dinah!
get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do come out!"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FREDDIE AND FLOSSIE'S SNOW HOUSE "Freddie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FREDDIE AND FLOSSIE'S SNOW HOUSE "Freddie!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading FREDDIE AND FLOSSIE'S SNOW HOUSE "Freddie!
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Dinah!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Do come out!"
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
cut with a saw
From this reading Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.
so extremely intense as to evoke screams
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading FREDDIE AND FLOSSIE'S SNOW HOUSE "Freddie!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
the upper part of anything
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
in the direction of
From this reading But Freddie could not come out, and when, after a few seconds he did not show himself, she ran toward the kitchen door, screaming at the top of her breath.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.
at the time that
From this reading Freddie!" shrieked Flossie, when she saw her twin brother disappear.
Chapter 6 of The Bobbsey Twins by Laura Lee Hope holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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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