Chapter XI of The Automobile Girls at Newport, “Newport at Last!,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI of The Automobile Girls at Newport, “Newport at Last!,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement. Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport! “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little! Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance. To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!”
Chapter XI of The Automobile Girls at Newport, “Newport at Last!,” is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.”
to come or go into
From this reading “Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.”
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.”
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading “Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading ““Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading ““Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!”
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 “Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!”
In this reading “The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!””
In this reading “Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!”
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 The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!
to come or go into
From this reading Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.
move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.
destroyed or killed
From this reading To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading To think of all I have gone through since I left Kingsbridge!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Ruth,” said Miss Sallie, “slow up this car a little!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before we enter Newport, I must see to my appearance.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The automobile girls were in a flutter of excitement.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Another half hour, and they would arrive in Newport!
Chapter 11 of The Automobile Girls at Newport by Laura Dent Crane holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 11 holds 159 sentences of The Automobile Girls at Newport, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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