Chapter 22 of The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer! I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration." "And that's just the way I feel!" said Bess. "Waiting is the most nervous thing in the world." "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
Chapter 22 of The Motor Girls on Crystal Bay is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “"Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading “AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!”
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading “"Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “"Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.”
easily agitated
From this reading “I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."”
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading “I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that's just the way I feel!" said Bess.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And that's just the way I feel!" said Bess.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
made known or openly avowed
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "And that's just the way I feel!" said Bess.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Waiting is the most nervous thing in the world."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Waiting is the most nervous thing in the world."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
and nothing more
From this reading "And that's just the way I feel!" said Bess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
for more time
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Waiting is the most nervous thing in the world."
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
easily agitated
From this reading I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And that's just the way I feel!" said Bess.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."
be standing; be upright
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "Have another chocolate," suggested Lottie, helping herself from the box on a table near her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And that's just the way I feel!" said Bess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE CABIN "Girls," declared Cora Kimball, "I can't stand it any longer!
a special situation
From this reading "Waiting is the most nervous thing in the world."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've got to do something--or have nervous prostration."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "Waiting is the most nervous thing in the world."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "And that's just the way I feel!" said Bess.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Waiting is the most nervous thing in the world."
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