Chapter 23 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them. "Well, what of it?" he asked. "It seemed to stop at this landing," replied the sister. "The girls most likely," and he got to his feet. "How is the old gentleman?"
Chapter 23 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.”
-ing form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading “THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “"It seemed to stop at this landing," replied the sister.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “"The girls most likely," and he got to his feet.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.”
not expected or anticipated
From this reading “THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.”
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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 THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The girls most likely," and he got to his feet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, what of it?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It seemed to stop at this landing," replied the sister.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
-ing form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "The girls most likely," and he got to his feet.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
a man of refinement
From this reading "How is the old gentleman?"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "The girls most likely," and he got to his feet.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "The girls most likely," and he got to his feet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
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From this reading "How is the old gentleman?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is the old gentleman?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, what of it?" he asked.
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading "It seemed to stop at this landing," replied the sister.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "The girls most likely," and he got to his feet.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "The girls most likely," and he got to his feet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, what of it?" he asked.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "How is the old gentleman?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "It seemed to stop at this landing," replied the sister.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It seemed to stop at this landing," replied the sister.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "It seemed to stop at this landing," replied the sister.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "It seemed to stop at this landing," replied the sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It seemed to stop at this landing," replied the sister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what of it?" he asked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what of it?" he asked.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading THE UNEXPECTED "I heard a boat," Cora whispered to Jack, as on the following morning, he rubbed his eyes endeavoring to put sight into them.
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