Chapter 10 of The Motor Girls on a Tour is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Motor Girls on a Tour is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THEY'RE OFF!" "Isn't it too mean? I never thought that Cecilia would act so. I think Jack knows why." Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.
Chapter 10 of The Motor Girls on a Tour is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “I never thought that Cecilia would act so.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “I think Jack knows why."”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “I think Jack knows why."”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"Isn't it too mean?”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"THEY'RE OFF!"”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading I never thought that Cecilia would act so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never thought that Cecilia would act so.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never thought that Cecilia would act so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it too mean?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it too mean?
a small worthless amount
From this reading I think Jack knows why."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading I think Jack knows why."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Isn't it too mean?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never thought that Cecilia would act so.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "THEY'RE OFF!"
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never thought that Cecilia would act so.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I never thought that Cecilia would act so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THEY'RE OFF!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think Jack knows why."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I never thought that Cecilia would act so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Isn't it too mean?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bess Robinson was talking to Cora.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I think Jack knows why."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I never thought that Cecilia would act so.
Chapter 10 of The Motor Girls on a Tour by Margaret Penrose holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 10 holds 91 sentences of The Motor Girls on a Tour, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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