Chapter 20 of The Automobile Girls at Washington is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Automobile Girls at Washington is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOILED! At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened. "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?" Barbara whispered faintly. "I must talk with you."
Chapter 20 of The Automobile Girls at Washington is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “Barbara whispered faintly.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “FOILED!”
made afraid
From this reading “At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.”
without speaking
From this reading “At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Barbara whispered faintly.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Barbara whispered faintly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?"
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Barbara whispered faintly.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading FOILED!
made afraid
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must talk with you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must talk with you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?"
express the need or desire for
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
without speaking
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I must talk with you."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Ruth, is there any place where we can be alone?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Barbara whispered faintly.
a Caucasian
From this reading At Harriet's request Bab and Ruth went silently out of her room, their faces white and frightened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I must talk with you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must talk with you."
Chapter 20 of The Automobile Girls at Washington by Laura Dent Crane holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 20 holds 203 sentences of The Automobile Girls at Washington, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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