Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SAFE ASHORE "It's a girl!" It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs. "A girl!" echoed Belle. "Yes; can't you see her long hair?" All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “"A girl!" echoed Belle.”
form a curve
From this reading “All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.”
(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 said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.”
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading “It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.”
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading “All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.”
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.
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In this reading “It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.”
In this reading “All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.”
In this reading “"Yes; can't you see her long hair?"”
In this reading “It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.”
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 SAFE ASHORE "It's a girl!"
(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 All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
towards the shore from the water
From this reading SAFE ASHORE "It's a girl!"
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "A girl!" echoed Belle.
form a curve
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; can't you see her long hair?"
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
(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 said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "A girl!" echoed Belle.
divisible by two
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
a young female
From this reading SAFE ASHORE "It's a girl!"
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
the act of grasping
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Yes; can't you see her long hair?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes; can't you see her long hair?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SAFE ASHORE "It's a girl!"
plural of “log” — a segment of the trunk of a tree when stripped of branches
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
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 "Yes; can't you see her long hair?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
above and across; more than
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading SAFE ASHORE "It's a girl!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Yes; can't you see her long hair?"
having a supporting base
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
the act of guiding or showing the way
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading All the girls were standing up--even Cora, who had to bend over to maintain her grip on the steering wheel.
which person or people
From this reading It was Cora who said this as the motor boat drew close to the floating logs.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; can't you see her long hair?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes; can't you see her long hair?"
Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on the Coast by Margaret Penrose holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
Chapter 24 holds 63 sentences of The Motor Girls on the Coast, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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