Chapter 27 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?" "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!" "I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers." "She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself." "Isn't she pretty!"
Chapter 27 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fearless and daring
From this reading “A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?"”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “"I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “"I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."”
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “"She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “"She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?"”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “"And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"”
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 “"And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"”
In this reading “A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?"”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."”
In this reading “"I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “"And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"”
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 A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?"
(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 "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?"
fearless and daring
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."
a young female
From this reading "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading "I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading "I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."
cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading "She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "I'd like to get hold of that miserable guardian of hers."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading "She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "Isn't she pretty!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading A BOLD ATTEMPT "Isn't it romantic?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has pluck, all right, to get out and hustle for herself."
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And to think of all that poor girl suffered!"
Chapter 27 of The Motor Girls on the Coast by Margaret Penrose holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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 27 holds 132 sentences of The Motor Girls on the Coast, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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