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Chapter 6 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther. Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us." "Why, Bess! I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies. "Jones!
Chapter 6 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.”
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.”
select carefully from a group
From this reading “I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.”
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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 I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Bess!
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
dearly loved
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
the act of departing
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
plural of “lily” — any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."
a form of address for a man
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
select carefully from a group
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Bess!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Somehow I am afraid that man will follow us."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading DEEP IN THE DARK WOOD "Cora, dear, please do not go any farther.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I thought you were going to be interested in Mr. Jones," and Cora stooped to pick up a wonderful clump of flag lilies.
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