Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?" The sister looked at her finger. "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now. Why?" "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “"I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “"I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.”
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “The sister looked at her finger.”
plural of “frill” — (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
From this reading “"I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"”
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading “"I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sister looked at her finger.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading The sister looked at her finger.
plural of “frill” — (paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sister looked at her finger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
a small worthless amount
From this reading JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The sister looked at her finger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The sister looked at her finger.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sister looked at her finger.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
at the time that
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
in or at the place that
From this reading JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh Jack," she replied, "I will get it--but not just now.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I thought you always wore that ring when you put on your frills, and I haven't seen you so dressed up since you came to camp.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JACK AND CORA "Cora, where is your ring?"
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