Chapter 16 of The Motor Girls on a Tour is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Motor Girls on a Tour is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora. Rob Roland was gone. Had she fainted? Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves? "Cora!
Chapter 16 of The Motor Girls on a Tour is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aroused to action
From this reading “A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.”
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “Had she fainted?”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Rob Roland was gone.”
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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 A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
aroused to action
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
aroused or activated
From this reading Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading Had she fainted?
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Rob Roland was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she fainted?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?
and nothing more
From this reading Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?
the sound of laughing
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Rob Roland was gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rob Roland was gone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she fainted?
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was that roaring in her ears just awakened nerves?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
uncontrollably noisy
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rob Roland was gone.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Uproarious laughter from the girls with the wild flowers aroused Cora.
Chapter 16 of The Motor Girls on a Tour by Margaret Penrose holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 16 holds 100 sentences of The Motor Girls on a Tour, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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