Chapter 6 of Letters of the Motor Girl is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Letters of the Motor Girl is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call. Pa and I went over to New York City. We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry. Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege. Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
Chapter 6 of Letters of the Motor Girl is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.”
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.”
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.”
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading “We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.”
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading “Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.”
money in the form of bills or coins
In this reading “Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.”
In this reading “We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.”
In this reading “Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.”
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “Pa and I went over to New York City.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pa and I went over to New York City.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Pa and I went over to New York City.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Pa and I went over to New York City.
above and across; more than
From this reading Pa and I went over to New York City.
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Pa and I went over to New York City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
a special advantage or immunity or benefit not enjoyed by all
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pa had the misfortune to kill a Jersey cow and had to pay $60 in hard cash for the privilege.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pa and I went over to New York City.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
(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 Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pa and I went over to New York City.
which person or people
From this reading Pa said he was more sorry for the cow than for the man who owned her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went in Pa’s nameless motor, and such a trip, I won’t forget in a hurry.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Pa and I went over to New York City.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, little book, it has been some few days since I made you a call.
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