Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora. "I had no idea it was so late. And it is awfully dark." "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess. "Cora Kimball, I have a great mind to run back.
Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “And it is awfully dark."”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.”
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading “FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “"A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.”
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading “FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.”
cause fear in
From this reading “"A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.”
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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 nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it is awfully dark."
used as intensifiers
From this reading And it is awfully dark."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Cora Kimball, I have a great mind to run back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading And it is awfully dark."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Cora Kimball, I have a great mind to run back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had no idea it was so late.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had no idea it was so late.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I had no idea it was so late.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it is awfully dark."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I had no idea it was so late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cora Kimball, I have a great mind to run back.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "I had no idea it was so late.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Cora Kimball, I have a great mind to run back.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
not any; not one
From this reading "I had no idea it was so late.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
past form of “plead” — appeal or request earnestly
From this reading FRIGHTS OR FANCIES "Oh, do hurry," pleaded Cora.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Cora Kimball, I have a great mind to run back.
cause fear in
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I had no idea it was so late.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I had no idea it was so late.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
at the time that
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "A nice way to scare me when you have got me out," objected Bess.
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