Chapter 16 of The Curlytops touring around is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Curlytops touring around is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call: “Let me out! Let me out! Oh, don’t let the bears come in!” This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
Chapter 16 of The Curlytops touring around is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused or activated
From this reading “This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.”
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “Oh, don’t let the bears come in!””
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:”
put on clothes
From this reading “ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:”
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading “ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:”
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In this reading “ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:”
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anew
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
aroused or activated
From this reading This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading Oh, don’t let the bears come in!”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, don’t let the bears come in!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, don’t let the bears come in!”
put on clothes
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
opinion or judgment
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
a young female
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, don’t let the bears come in!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me out!
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me out!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, don’t let the bears come in!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Let me out!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
not in physical motion
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
express in words
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
a source of difficulty
From this reading This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading This awakened Trouble, and he wanted to know what the matter was.
at the time that
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON AGAIN When Mrs. Martin called Janet the next morning, to tell the Curlytop girl to get up, dress and have breakfast, ready to start touring again, Janet, with her eyes still closed, began to call:
Chapter 16 of The Curlytops touring around by Howard Roger Garis holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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