Chapter XX of The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson, “The Fire Brigade,” is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XX of The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson, “The Fire Brigade,” is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before. She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps. The part about José she could not believe. “That nice boy!” she exclaimed. “It is impossible.”
Chapter XX of The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson, “The Fire Brigade,” is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.”
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.”
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading “She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.”
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading “She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.”
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 ““That nice boy!” she exclaimed.”
undergo or live through a difficult experience
In this reading “She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The part about José she could not believe.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The part about José she could not believe.
a youthful male person
From this reading “That nice boy!” she exclaimed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The part about José she could not believe.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
any strong feeling
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “That nice boy!” she exclaimed.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “It is impossible.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is impossible.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is impossible.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The part about José she could not believe.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “That nice boy!” she exclaimed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The part about José she could not believe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
above and across; more than
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The part about José she could not believe.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That nice boy!” she exclaimed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ruth and Barbara related to Miss Sallie their adventures of the day before.
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading She went through a dozen stages of emotion, and fairly wrung her hands over the tramps.
Chapter 20 of The Automobile Girls Along the Hudson by Laura Dent Crane holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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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