Chapter 11 of The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara. Ruth hesitated. "The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied. "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa." Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.
Chapter 11 of The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “"The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Ruth hesitated.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.”
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading “"And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."”
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading “WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.”
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 “Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.”
In this reading “Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading "The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Ruth hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.
not any; not one
From this reading "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."
on one occasion
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The chauffeur has gone away for the day," she replied.
carry out
From this reading "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading "And we have no one to take us by boat to the villa."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mollie's blue eyes filled with tears.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS "Shall we go to the countess at once, Ruth?" asked Barbara.
Chapter 11 of The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach by Laura Dent Crane holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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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