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Chapter 14 of The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter. Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?" "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly. "I guess we can run alongside here. It's a good enough road."
Chapter 14 of The Motor Girls at Lookout Beach is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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side by side
From this reading “"I guess we can run alongside here.”
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading “"We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.”
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading “"We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.”
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading “"We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.”
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading “"We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “"We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.”
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
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 “"I guess we can run alongside here.”
adequately good for the circumstances
In this reading “It's a good enough road."”
travelling about
In this reading “LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.”
be beset by
In this reading “Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?"”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.”
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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 "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
side by side
From this reading "I guess we can run alongside here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
a restraint used to slow or stop a vehicle
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I guess we can run alongside here.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
-ing form of “coast” — move effortlessly; by force of gravity
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?"
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?"
a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It's a good enough road."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
set up or found
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's a good enough road."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess we can run alongside here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I guess we can run alongside here.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess we can run alongside here.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?"
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From this reading It's a good enough road."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
with speed
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?"
the act of closing something
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading LOST ON THE ROAD "Look out there, Walter.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth
From this reading Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We are getting pretty close," answered Walter, shutting off the power and coasting with the emergency brake partly on, for he found he was covering a hill too quickly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you want the _Comet_ to run into the _Whirlwind_?"
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