Chapter 6 of The Automobile Girls at Chicago is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Automobile Girls at Chicago is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WRECK OF MR. A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts. "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one." "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara. "In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.
Chapter 6 of The Automobile Girls at Chicago is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading “A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.”
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading “A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.”
in your mind
From this reading “A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.”
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.”
stunningly beautiful
From this reading “A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.”
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading “"I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.”
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In this reading “A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.”
used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the opposite of that stated; surprisingly
In this reading “"In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.”
In this reading “"I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.”
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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 A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
in actual fact
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
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From this reading "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.
completely unclothed
From this reading "In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
placed in a grave
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.
in your mind
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE WRECK OF MR.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WRECK OF MR.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.
stunningly beautiful
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading "In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WRECK OF MR.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
plural of “treasure” — accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
precisely as stated
From this reading "In reality, it is very big and bare," smiled Olive.
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading "I am sure it must be a grand old place," volunteered Barbara.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
during the time that
From this reading A. BUBBLE "BURIED treasures are such ravishing mysteries," observed Mollie, while Olive was mentally arranging her facts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I never thought I should actually be face to face with one."
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading THE WRECK OF MR.
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