Chapter 5 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A THIEF IN THE NIGHT "Hush!" "I heard it!" "Call Nettie!" "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs." "But I am so frightened--I shall die!"
Chapter 5 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"But I am so frightened--I shall die!"”
made afraid
From this reading “"But I am so frightened--I shall die!"”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “"I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “A THIEF IN THE NIGHT "Hush!"”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “"I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “"I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “"I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “A THIEF IN THE NIGHT "Hush!"”
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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 A THIEF IN THE NIGHT "Hush!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But I am so frightened--I shall die!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I am so frightened--I shall die!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Call Nettie!"
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "But I am so frightened--I shall die!"
made afraid
From this reading "But I am so frightened--I shall die!"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard it!"
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading A THIEF IN THE NIGHT "Hush!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard it!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A THIEF IN THE NIGHT "Hush!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I heard it!"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Call Nettie!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A THIEF IN THE NIGHT "Hush!"
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But I am so frightened--I shall die!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But I am so frightened--I shall die!"
in or at or to some place
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A THIEF IN THE NIGHT "Hush!"
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading A THIEF IN THE NIGHT "Hush!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I would have to go out in the hall--the noise was somewhere near the second stairs."
Chapter 5 of The Motor Girls Through New England by Margaret Penrose holds 118 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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