Chapter 1 of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The GOLDSMITH Publishing Co. CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A. “Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball! You nearly ran over a chicken that time.” “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.
Chapter 1 of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading ““Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.”
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “You nearly ran over a chicken that time.””
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading ““Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball!”
an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
From this reading “The GOLDSMITH Publishing Co.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading “The GOLDSMITH Publishing Co.”
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading ““Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
In this reading “You nearly ran over a chicken that time.””
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 CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball!
-ing form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading You nearly ran over a chicken that time.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Co.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball!
an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Co.
cause to move by striking
From this reading “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading You nearly ran over a chicken that time.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.
above and across; more than
From this reading You nearly ran over a chicken that time.”
the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Co.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading You nearly ran over a chicken that time.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading “Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You nearly ran over a chicken that time.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Co.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You nearly ran over a chicken that time.”
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading CLEVELAND OHIO MADE IN THE U.S.A.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball!
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, and avoiding the chicken on that side, you nearly hit a child on this side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Look where you are steering, Cora Kimball!
Chapter 1 of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise by Margaret Penrose holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 1 holds 159 sentences of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise by Margaret Penrose exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 159 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 32 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 32 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise by Margaret Penrose on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 4170 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #36426 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #36426, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 347 minutes of reading across 834 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 30 chapters of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
