Chapter 20 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka." "She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena. "I never get along with Mother Hull." Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief. Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
Chapter 20 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 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 gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.”
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading “Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.”
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading “MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka."”
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading “Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?”
a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
From this reading “"She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “"She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "I never get along with Mother Hull."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.
(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 gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
to come or go into
From this reading Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I never get along with Mother Hull."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never get along with Mother Hull."
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
a Russian river in Siberia; flows northward into the Laptev Sea
From this reading "She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading "She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never get along with Mother Hull."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
by chance
From this reading Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She must send her message by you," said Helka to Lena.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Cora gasped, and then sighed the sigh of relief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka."
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka."
in the company of; together with
From this reading MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would that dreadful old woman enter the room and perhaps insult her?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MOTHER HULL "Mother Hull wants to talk with you, Helka."
Chapter 20 of The Motor Girls Through New England by Margaret Penrose holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 20 holds 181 sentences of The Motor Girls Through New England, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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