Chapter 30 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!" "We sure did; and fooled those fellows." Thus spoke Paul and Innis. "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power. "It may need to," answered the engineer.
Chapter 30 of Dick Hamilton's Touring Car is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “"It may need to," answered the engineer.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"We sure did; and fooled those fellows."”
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “"We sure did; and fooled those fellows."”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Thus spoke Paul and Innis.”
a person who is being chased
From this reading “PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"”
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading “PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"”
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run away from confinement
In this reading “PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"”
In this reading “PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We sure did; and fooled those fellows."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It may need to," answered the engineer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "We sure did; and fooled those fellows."
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading "It may need to," answered the engineer.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "We sure did; and fooled those fellows."
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading "We sure did; and fooled those fellows."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thus spoke Paul and Innis.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It may need to," answered the engineer.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "It may need to," answered the engineer.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "It may need to," answered the engineer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Thus spoke Paul and Innis.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
a person who is being chased
From this reading PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Thus spoke Paul and Innis.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "We sure did; and fooled those fellows."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It may need to," answered the engineer.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "We sure did; and fooled those fellows."
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus spoke Paul and Innis.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It may need to," answered the engineer.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading PURSUED "Well, we got away in good shape!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll show you that my car can go some, Mr. Cameron," said Dick, as he turned on more power.
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