Chapter 5 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!" "Isn't it splendid!" "Too perfect!" It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third. The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
Chapter 5 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.”
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading “A FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!"”
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading “The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “A FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!"”
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading “The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.”
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In this reading “The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.”
In this reading “The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.”
In this reading “The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.”
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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 FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading A FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!"
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
a church congregation guided by a pastor
From this reading A FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!"
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Isn't it splendid!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Isn't it splendid!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!"
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "Too perfect!"
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!"
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading A FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!"
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "Isn't it splendid!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too perfect!"
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A FLOCK OF SHEEP "What a delightful road!"
which person or people
From this reading It was Cora who made the first remark, Eline who answered and the Robinson twins who chorused the third.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The highway was so wide, and there was so little traffic thus early in the morning, that the two cars could run side by side.
Chapter 5 of The Motor Girls on the Coast by Margaret Penrose holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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