Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack! Aren't you just wild to go?" "I don't know, Cora. Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer. "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “"I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack!”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “"I don't know, Cora.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack!”
lacking zest or vivacity
From this reading “Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.”
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “"I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."”
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading “OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack!”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Aren't you just wild to go?"”
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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 Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.
anew
From this reading "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
react verbally
From this reading Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.
any thing at all
From this reading Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.
at or in or to any place
From this reading "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aren't you just wild to go?"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading "I don't know, Cora.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know, Cora.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Aren't you just wild to go?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know, Cora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
a small worthless amount
From this reading OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack!
and nothing more
From this reading Aren't you just wild to go?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know, Cora.
lacking zest or vivacity
From this reading Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.
possessive form of “night” — the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I'd go anywhere--do anything--just to get one good night's sleep again."
express a supposition
From this reading Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anything for a change, I suppose," was the listless answer.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading OFF TO WATERS BLUE "Oh, Jack!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Aren't you just wild to go?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Aren't you just wild to go?"
Chapter 8 of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue by Margaret Penrose holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 8 holds 94 sentences of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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