Chapter 28 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other. Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task. A nervous tremor seized her. "Oh, Eline, Eline!" she begged. "Don't let him take me away!
Chapter 28 of The Motor Girls on the Coast is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Oh, Eline, Eline!" she begged.”
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.”
easily agitated
From this reading “A nervous tremor seized her.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.”
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading “A nervous tremor seized her.”
poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
From this reading “Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.”
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 “Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.”
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 STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Don't let him take me away!
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Oh, Eline, Eline!" she begged.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't let him take me away!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
set up or found
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A nervous tremor seized her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't let him take me away!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Don't let him take me away!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't let him take me away!
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
easily agitated
From this reading A nervous tremor seized her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Eline, Eline!" she begged.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A nervous tremor seized her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, Eline, Eline!" she begged.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
carry out
From this reading "Don't let him take me away!
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A STRANGE MESSAGE Nancy and Eline clung to each other.
an involuntary vibration (as if from illness or fear)
From this reading A nervous tremor seized her.
poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Nancy had started to run off into the woods, but found herself unequal to the task.
Chapter 28 of The Motor Girls on the Coast by Margaret Penrose holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 28 holds 108 sentences of The Motor Girls on the Coast, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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