Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms. "Why, she is with Laurel--in the hut. What ever is the matter, Bess?" "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail! Oh, those horrible men!
Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on Cedar Lake is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 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 “AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.”
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.”
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “"We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.”
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading “"Why, she is with Laurel--in the hut.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
aroused or activated
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
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From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
at any time
From this reading What ever is the matter, Bess?"
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!
provoking horror
From this reading Oh, those horrible men!
temporary military shelter
From this reading "Why, she is with Laurel--in the hut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, she is with Laurel--in the hut.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading "Why, she is with Laurel--in the hut.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What ever is the matter, Bess?"
Recollections of past events.
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
the force of workers available
From this reading Oh, those horrible men!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Oh, those horrible men!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What ever is the matter, Bess?"
in or at the place that
From this reading AWAKENED MEMORIES "Oh, where is Cora!" gasped Bess, as she landed at the island rock, and almost fell fainting into Jack's arms.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, she is with Laurel--in the hut.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Why, she is with Laurel--in the hut.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We thought--thought they had taken you all to jail!
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