Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AWAKENING "What did I do? Did I--did they--oh, tell me?" Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness. It was night, and the room was quite dark. "You did nothing, dear, but faint.
Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls Through New England is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of waking
From this reading “THE AWAKENING "What did I do?”
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading “Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.”
(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 was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “It was night, and the room was quite dark.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “"You did nothing, dear, but faint.”
a young female
From this reading “Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.”
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was night, and the room was quite dark.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.
the act of waking
From this reading THE AWAKENING "What did I do?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You did nothing, dear, but faint.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.
(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 was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was night, and the room was quite dark.
dearly loved
From this reading "You did nothing, dear, but faint.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE AWAKENING "What did I do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE AWAKENING "What did I do?
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "You did nothing, dear, but faint.
a young female
From this reading Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE AWAKENING "What did I do?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was night, and the room was quite dark.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did I--did they--oh, tell me?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was night, and the room was quite dark.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "You did nothing, dear, but faint.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Did I--did they--oh, tell me?"
above and across; more than
From this reading Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was night, and the room was quite dark.
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was night, and the room was quite dark.
express in words
From this reading Did I--did they--oh, tell me?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AWAKENING "What did I do?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did I--did they--oh, tell me?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Helka was leaning over Cora as the girl regained consciousness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE AWAKENING "What did I do?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You did nothing, dear, but faint.
Chapter 24 of The Motor Girls Through New England by Margaret Penrose holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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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