Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on. Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes. Did she have some news for them? This was the question in the mind of the motor girls. "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “"Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.”
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading “NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.”
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading “NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “This was the question in the mind of the motor girls.”
shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
From this reading “NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.”
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading “NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.”
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading “NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.”
a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading “Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes.”
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
uttered without voice
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did she have some news for them?
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did she have some news for them?
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading This was the question in the mind of the motor girls.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did she have some news for them?
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was the question in the mind of the motor girls.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This was the question in the mind of the motor girls.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading This was the question in the mind of the motor girls.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
above and across; more than
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
by chance
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading This was the question in the mind of the motor girls.
shrubby plant with aromatic greyish-green leaves used as a cooking herb
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did she have some news for them?
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Did she have some news for them?
increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
moving very fast
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
a salt used especially in baking powder
From this reading Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Did she have some news for them?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the question in the mind of the motor girls.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Oh, perhaps they have mother aboard!" breathed Cora, her hopes running thus high.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the question in the mind of the motor girls.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading NEWS OF THE "RAMONA" Over the slowly heaving swell of the blue waters the swift revenue cutter came on.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those aboard the Tartar watched her with eager eyes.
Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue by Margaret Penrose holds 133 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 24 holds 133 sentences of The Motor Girls on Waters Blue, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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