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Chapter 21 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead." "Jack, you must not give up so easily. The detectives have faith in the steamship story." Ed was speaking. "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
Chapter 21 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading “"No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “"No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."”
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The detectives have faith in the steamship story."”
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading “"No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."”
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading “"No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."”
past form of “sadden” — make unhappy
From this reading “SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead."”
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
From this reading “The detectives have faith in the steamship story."”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “"No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."”
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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 "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
a condition that accompanies or influences some event or activity
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead."
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detectives have faith in the steamship story."
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading "Jack, you must not give up so easily.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Ed was speaking.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading The detectives have faith in the steamship story."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Jack, you must not give up so easily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The detectives have faith in the steamship story."
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The detectives have faith in the steamship story."
brought about or caused; not spontaneous
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Jack, you must not give up so easily.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Jack, you must not give up so easily.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Jack, you must not give up so easily.
freshwater port and largest city in Oregon; located in northwestern Oregon on the Willamette River which divides the city into east and west sections; renowned for its beautiful natural setting among the mountains
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
past form of “sadden” — make unhappy
From this reading SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SADDENED HEARTS "I am afraid she is dead."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Jack, you must not give up so easily.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Ed was speaking.
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
From this reading The detectives have faith in the steamship 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 The detectives have faith in the steamship story."
carry out
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The detectives have faith in the steamship story."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Jack, you must not give up so easily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ed was speaking.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "No, Cora would not be induced, under any circumstance, to take a Portland boat, and she could not have been taken away unconscious."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jack, you must not give up so easily.
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