Chapter 8 of Patty's Motor Car is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Patty's Motor Car is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SWIFT CAMILLA At last the car came. Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it. “Isn’t it a beauty, Nan! Oh, isn’t it?” Patty exclaimed, as the sunlight flashed gold sparkles on the shining paint.
Chapter 8 of Patty's Motor Car is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
plural of “sparkle” — merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
From this reading “Patty exclaimed, as the sunlight flashed gold sparkles on the shining paint.”
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
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In this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
In this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
In this reading “Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.”
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 Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
feel admiration for
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SWIFT CAMILLA At last the car came.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Isn’t it a beauty, Nan!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SWIFT CAMILLA At last the car came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SWIFT CAMILLA At last the car came.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading SWIFT CAMILLA At last the car came.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Patty exclaimed, as the sunlight flashed gold sparkles on the shining paint.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
a social unit living together
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Patty exclaimed, as the sunlight flashed gold sparkles on the shining paint.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
coins made of gold
From this reading Patty exclaimed, as the sunlight flashed gold sparkles on the shining paint.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Isn’t it a beauty, Nan!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
immediately past
From this reading SWIFT CAMILLA At last the car came.
United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
your grandmother
From this reading “Isn’t it a beauty, Nan!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, isn’t it?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
make a painting
From this reading Patty exclaimed, as the sunlight flashed gold sparkles on the shining paint.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading Patty exclaimed, as the sunlight flashed gold sparkles on the shining paint.
plural of “sparkle” — merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
From this reading Patty exclaimed, as the sunlight flashed gold sparkles on the shining paint.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Patty exclaimed, as the sunlight flashed gold sparkles on the shining paint.
moving very fast
From this reading SWIFT CAMILLA At last the car came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SWIFT CAMILLA At last the car came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
sound of something in rapid motion
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Patty was in a flutter of joyous expectation, and, as Miller came whirring up the drive in it, the whole family assembled on the veranda to admire it.
Chapter 8 of Patty's Motor Car by Carolyn Wells holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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 8 holds 240 sentences of Patty's Motor Car, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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