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Chapter 14 of The Automobile Girls at Newport is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Bab, Bab! What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears. “Oh, I don’t know,” sobbed Bab. “I must be wrong, or crazy, or something. Yet how can people doubt their own eyes?”
Chapter 14 of The Automobile Girls at Newport is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.”
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading ““I must be wrong, or crazy, or something.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading ““Oh, I don’t know,” sobbed Bab.”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.”
a heavy rain
From this reading “What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading ““I must be wrong, or crazy, or something.”
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 “What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.”
In this reading “What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.”
In this reading “What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.”
In this reading “Yet how can people doubt their own eyes?””
In this reading “What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.”
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 What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
later than; following
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bab, Bab!
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I must be wrong, or crazy, or something.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Yet how can people doubt their own eyes?”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “I must be wrong, or crazy, or something.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” sobbed Bab.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Yet how can people doubt their own eyes?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Yet how can people doubt their own eyes?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet how can people doubt their own eyes?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” sobbed Bab.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” sobbed Bab.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must be wrong, or crazy, or something.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” sobbed Bab.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I must be wrong, or crazy, or something.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yet how can people doubt their own eyes?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Yet how can people doubt their own eyes?”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “Oh, I don’t know,” sobbed Bab.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I must be wrong, or crazy, or something.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
a heavy rain
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “I must be wrong, or crazy, or something.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet how can people doubt their own eyes?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What is the matter with you!” cried Mollie, for Barbara had thrown herself on the bed after their return from the ball, bursting into a torrent of tears.
Chapter 14 of The Automobile Girls at Newport by Laura Dent Crane holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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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