Chapter 7 of The Motor Girls is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Motor Girls is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack. "No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any." "Lem--do you mean to say Lem Gildy?" "Now, don't get nervous. I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook that was lost.
Chapter 7 of The Motor Girls is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading “FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.”
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading “"No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.”
easily agitated
From this reading “"Now, don't get nervous.”
your personal financial means
From this reading “I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook that was lost.”
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading “FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Lem--do you mean to say Lem Gildy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, don't get nervous.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now, don't get nervous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lem--do you mean to say Lem Gildy?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook that was lost.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook that was lost.
a small worthless amount
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
a spacecraft that carries astronauts from the command module to the surface of the moon and back
From this reading "No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook that was lost.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Lem--do you mean to say Lem Gildy?"
easily agitated
From this reading "Now, don't get nervous.
not any; not one
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, don't get nervous.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
your personal financial means
From this reading I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook that was lost.
express in words
From this reading "Lem--do you mean to say Lem Gildy?"
express in words
From this reading I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook that was lost.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; that is, Lem and I didn't have any."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Lem--do you mean to say Lem Gildy?"
a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook that was lost.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading FINDING THE WALLET "No luck, eh?" went on Ed as he approached Jack.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lem--do you mean to say Lem Gildy?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I didn't tell him it was your pocketbook that was lost.
Chapter 7 of The Motor Girls by Margaret Penrose holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 7 holds 122 sentences of The Motor Girls, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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