Chapter 1 of The Car of Destiny is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Car of Destiny is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc. _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz? You must be mad,” said Dick Waring. “Why?” I asked; though I knew why as well as he.
Chapter 1 of The Car of Destiny is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.”
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading “_To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “_To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “_To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?”
of or relating to a hair
From this reading “_To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “_To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.”
-ing form of “ware” — spend extravagantly
From this reading “You must be mad,” said Dick Waring.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I asked; though I knew why as well as he.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked; though I knew why as well as he.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be mad,” said Dick Waring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
someone who is a detective
From this reading You must be mad,” said Dick Waring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I asked; though I knew why as well as he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked; though I knew why as well as he.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I asked; though I knew why as well as he.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
roused to anger
From this reading You must be mad,” said Dick Waring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be mad,” said Dick Waring.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
of or relating to a hair
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You must be mad,” said Dick Waring.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I asked; though I knew why as well as he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
-ing form of “ware” — spend extravagantly
From this reading You must be mad,” said Dick Waring.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Lady Betty Across the Water, My Friend the Chauffeur, The Princess Virginia, etc.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _To_ _Doña María del Pilar Harvey,_ _We Dedicate This Spanish Story_ “Motor to Biarritz?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I asked; though I knew why as well as he.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must be mad,” said Dick Waring.
Chapter 1 of The Car of Destiny by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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