Chapter XXV of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise, “The Patched Tire,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXV
Chapter XXV of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise, “The Patched Tire,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening. For a moment no one spoke. Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.” “What else is it?” demanded her brother. “No one knew it was here.
Chapter XXV of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise, “The Patched Tire,” is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.””
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading “Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading ““What else is it?” demanded her brother.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.””
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.””
with low volume
From this reading “Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.””
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.
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In this reading “Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.””
temporarily
In this reading “For a moment no one spoke.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a moment no one spoke.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “What else is it?” demanded her brother.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.”
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “What else is it?” demanded her brother.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What else is it?” demanded her brother.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment no one spoke.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “What else is it?” demanded her brother.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “No one knew it was here.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What else is it?” demanded her brother.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What else is it?” demanded her brother.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
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 “No one knew it was here.
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment no one spoke.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.”
not any; not one
From this reading For a moment no one spoke.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For a moment no one spoke.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.”
with low volume
From this reading Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading For a moment no one spoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Cora softly murmured: “A secret passage.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crowding around Jack they all gazed down into the opening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No one knew it was here.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What else is it?” demanded her brother.
Chapter 25 of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise by Margaret Penrose holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 25 holds 147 sentences of The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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