Chapter 3 of Patty's Motor Car is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Patty's Motor Car is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table. Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed: “Oh, my gracious goodness! _What_ do you call me that for?” “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
Chapter 3 of Patty's Motor Car is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:”
in a very impressive manner
From this reading “Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading ““Oh, my gracious goodness!”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading ““Oh, my gracious goodness!”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:”
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading “A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading ““Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.””
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:”
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.
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In this reading ““Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.””
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading ““Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
for the reason that
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _What_ do you call me that for?”
past form of “clasp” — hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _What_ do you call me that for?”
in a very impressive manner
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _What_ do you call me that for?”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
the act of departing
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “Oh, my gracious goodness!
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “Oh, my gracious goodness!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _What_ do you call me that for?”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
a form of address for a man
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my gracious goodness!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my gracious goodness!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _What_ do you call me that for?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LECTURE “Patricia,” said Mr. Fairfield, one morning at the breakfast-table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Patty gave a great jump, clasped her hands to her breast dramatically, and exclaimed:
precisely as stated
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Because,” went on her father, “I’m going to lecture you, and I’m in a very serious mood.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _What_ do you call me that for?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _What_ do you call me that for?”
Chapter 3 of Patty's Motor Car by Carolyn Wells holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 3 holds 190 sentences of Patty's Motor Car, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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