Chapter 7 of The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later. "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night. Naki and Ceally haven't seen it. Horrid thing! It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.
Chapter 7 of The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “"I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.”
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading “"I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.”
exceedingly bad
From this reading “Horrid thing!”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.”
a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
From this reading “MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.”
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading “It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.”
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 MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Naki and Ceally haven't seen it.
at or in or to any place
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Naki and Ceally haven't seen it.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Naki and Ceally haven't seen it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
exceedingly bad
From this reading Horrid thing!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
and nothing more
From this reading It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.
immediately past
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
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 "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Naki and Ceally haven't seen it.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
a special situation
From this reading Horrid thing!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.
at the time that
From this reading It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.
a means of flight or ascent
From this reading It has taken wings and flown away just when I wanted it.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I can't find it anywhere; yet I am sure I left it out here on this bench last night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MOLLIE FOLLOWS THE TRAIL "Mollie have you seen my red sweater?" called Grace a few days later.
Chapter 7 of The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires by Laura Dent Crane holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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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