Chapter 16 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED The girls screamed. The boys looked on in startled amazement. The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything. Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim: "We should have had a rope fast to her."
Chapter 16 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “The boys looked on in startled amazement.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:”
past form of “galvanize” — to stimulate to action
From this reading “Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.”
set up or found
From this reading “The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED The girls screamed.”
given added strength or support
From this reading “SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED The girls screamed.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED The girls screamed.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.”
In this reading “Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:”
In this reading “Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:”
In this reading “The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.”
observe with attention
In this reading “The boys looked on in startled amazement.”
In this reading “The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.”
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 "We should have had a rope fast to her."
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading The boys looked on in startled amazement.
any thing at all
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys looked on in startled amazement.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "We should have had a rope fast to her."
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:
past form of “galvanize” — to stimulate to action
From this reading Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED The girls screamed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We should have had a rope fast to her."
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We should have had a rope fast to her."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The boys looked on in startled amazement.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:
set up or found
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The boys looked on in startled amazement.
the force of workers available
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boys looked on in startled amazement.
a strong line
From this reading "We should have had a rope fast to her."
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED The girls screamed.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "We should have had a rope fast to her."
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading The boys looked on in startled amazement.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
given added strength or support
From this reading SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED The girls screamed.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED The girls screamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUSPICIONS STRENGTHENED The girls screamed.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Finally Walter galvanized himself into action long enough to exclaim:
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We should have had a rope fast to her."
which person or people
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The men who had been hired to help launch the boat stood with their hands hanging at their sides, as if unable to do anything.
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