Chapter 6 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RUINED MILLIONAIRE "What a car!" "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!" "And that looks like a small kitchen!" "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!" "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
Chapter 6 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bunk” — a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading “"It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"”
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading “"Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"”
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading “"It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"”
praise vociferously
From this reading “"Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “THE RUINED MILLIONAIRE "What a car!"”
of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)
From this reading “"Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “THE RUINED MILLIONAIRE "What a car!"”
plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel
From this reading “"Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"”
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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 THE RUINED MILLIONAIRE "What a car!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that looks like a small kitchen!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"
brought into existence
From this reading "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"
plural of “bunk” — a long trough for feeding cattle
From this reading "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE RUINED MILLIONAIRE "What a car!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape
From this reading "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"
praise vociferously
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading "And that looks like a small kitchen!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And that looks like a small kitchen!"
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "And that looks like a small kitchen!"
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading THE RUINED MILLIONAIRE "What a car!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
of or relating to or using air (or a similar gas)
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading THE RUINED MILLIONAIRE "What a car!"
express in words
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "And that looks like a small kitchen!"
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that looks like a small kitchen!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUINED MILLIONAIRE "What a car!"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
plural of “tire” — hoop that covers a wheel
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Those tires are a new kind, too--cushion instead of pneumatic!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE RUINED MILLIONAIRE "What a car!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Say, you could drive that through a hail storm and you'd never know it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's got folding bunks in, as sure as you're born!"
Chapter 6 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car by Howard Roger Garis holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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