Chapter 19 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CORA AND HELKA "What a wonderful morning! It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen. "Have you been there?" asked Cora politely. "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself. I have a lover."
Chapter 19 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 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 “CORA AND HELKA "What a wonderful morning!”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “I have a lover."”
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “"Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.”
in a polite manner
From this reading “"Have you been there?" asked Cora politely.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “"Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.”
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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 CORA AND HELKA "What a wonderful morning!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CORA AND HELKA "What a wonderful morning!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Have you been there?" asked Cora politely.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you been there?" asked Cora politely.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading CORA AND HELKA "What a wonderful morning!
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you been there?" asked Cora politely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CORA AND HELKA "What a wonderful morning!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading I have a lover."
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading CORA AND HELKA "What a wonderful morning!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
in a polite manner
From this reading "Have you been there?" asked Cora politely.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
express in words
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Have you been there?" asked Cora politely.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It makes me think of the Far East," said the gypsy queen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading CORA AND HELKA "What a wonderful morning!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading CORA AND HELKA "What a wonderful morning!
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I have been many places," replied Helka, "and to-day I will have a chance to tell you some queer stories about myself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you been there?" asked Cora politely.
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