Chapter 11 of By motor to the Golden Gate is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of By motor to the Golden Gate is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MUD!! We have struck it! It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois. Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment. As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
Chapter 11 of By motor to the Golden Gate is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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called to public attention
From this reading “As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.”
attracting or delighting
From this reading “As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.”
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading “It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.”
past form of “laud” — praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading “As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.”
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In this reading “As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.”
the act of beginning something new
In this reading “As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.”
In this reading “It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.”
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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 Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
called to public attention
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
attracting or delighting
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
set up or found
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
the act of departing
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have struck it!
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
of great significance or value
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have struck it!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
past form of “laud” — praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
used to form the superlative
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading MUD!!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading We have struck it!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
being six more than thirty
From this reading Thirty-six miles out of Chicago we met the Lincoln Highway and from the first found it a disappointment.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the most important, advertised and lauded road in our country, its first appearance was not engaging.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have struck it!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It looks pretty much as though our motor trip to San Francisco were going to end in Rochelle, Illinois.
Chapter 11 of By motor to the Golden Gate by Emily Post holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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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