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Chapter 15 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together." "But I want to----" "Show Betty how beautiful it is to be lonely. Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract. No one was to get----" "Personal. Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
Chapter 15 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an uproarious party
From this reading “Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract.”
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading “Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."”
inflected form of “emit” — expel (gases or odors)
From this reading “Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “No one was to get----" "Personal.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.”
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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 Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
(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 Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "But I want to----" "Show Betty how beautiful it is to be lonely.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "But I want to----" "Show Betty how beautiful it is to be lonely.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I want to----" "Show Betty how beautiful it is to be lonely.
an uproarious party
From this reading Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
inflected form of “emit” — expel (gases or odors)
From this reading Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading No one was to get----" "Personal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I want to----" "Show Betty how beautiful it is to be lonely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
used to form the superlative
From this reading Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
not any; not one
From this reading No one was to get----" "Personal.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one was to get----" "Personal.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading No one was to get----" "Personal.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "But I want to----" "Show Betty how beautiful it is to be lonely.
carry out
From this reading Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But I want to----" "Show Betty how beautiful it is to be lonely.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
lacking interest in or talent for music
From this reading Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Oh, all right--take Betty," and Walter emitted a most unmusical brawl.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "But I want to----" "Show Betty how beautiful it is to be lonely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No one was to get----" "Personal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE DISAPPEARANCE "But it is lonely, and I think we had best keep close together."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wallie Pennington, you are breaking your contract.
Chapter 15 of The Motor Girls Through New England by Margaret Penrose holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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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