Chapter 8 of The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly. "I am so frightened!" she sobbed. "If only I were lost instead of my little sister! Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie. I ought not to have let her go off alone!"
Chapter 8 of The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.”
made afraid
From this reading “"I am so frightened!" she sobbed.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.”
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"I am so frightened!" she sobbed.”
plural of “trust” — something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.”
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later than; following
From this reading Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I ought not to have let her go off alone!"
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am so frightened!" she sobbed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
made afraid
From this reading "I am so frightened!" she sobbed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I ought not to have let her go off alone!"
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought not to have let her go off alone!"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am so frightened!" she sobbed.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If only I were lost instead of my little sister!
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading "If only I were lost instead of my little sister!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I ought not to have let her go off alone!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "If only I were lost instead of my little sister!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "If only I were lost instead of my little sister!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If only I were lost instead of my little sister!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I ought not to have let her go off alone!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I ought not to have let her go off alone!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
and nothing more
From this reading "If only I were lost instead of my little sister!
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought not to have let her go off alone!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I am so frightened!" she sobbed.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "If only I were lost instead of my little sister!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am so frightened!" she sobbed.
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "I am so frightened!" she sobbed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.
plural of “trust” — something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Mother always trusts me to look after Mollie.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If only I were lost instead of my little sister!
at the time that
From this reading END OF THE SEARCH When Grace and Naki had finally disappeared Bab put her head down on Ruth's shoulder and cried bitterly.
Chapter 8 of The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires by Laura Dent Crane holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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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