Chapter 23 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!" Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora. The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room. "Out where?" "In the grounds, of course.
Chapter 23 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cheerful and bright
From this reading “Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.”
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading “THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!"”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “"In the grounds, of course.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.”
the topmost one of two
From this reading “The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!"
cheerful and bright
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!"
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "In the grounds, of course.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!"
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading "In the grounds, of course.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In the grounds, of course.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
the topmost one of two
From this reading The latter had longed so for the sunshine since shut up in the big upper room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE COLLAPSE "We are to go out to-day!"
at the time that
From this reading Helka's face was beaming when she gave this news to Cora.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Out where?"
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