Chapter 22 of The Motor Maid is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Motor Maid is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You dear!" I thought. But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone. And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me. What if he had known that I always call him "Jack" to myself?
Chapter 22 of The Motor Maid is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading “And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.”
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading “And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.”
superlative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.”
befitting a woman of good breeding
From this reading “But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.”
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
From this reading “And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.”
superlative of “wet” — covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.”
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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 But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading What if he had known that I always call him "Jack" to myself?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
superlative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
dearly loved
From this reading "You dear!"
in a dry laconic manner
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
at any time
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
set up or found
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What if he had known that I always call him "Jack" to myself?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
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From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
a small worthless amount
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading What if he had known that I always call him "Jack" to myself?
befitting a woman of good breeding
From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading What if he had known that I always call him "Jack" to myself?
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
and nothing more
From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What if he had known that I always call him "Jack" to myself?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading But I only said, "How sweet of you!" in a nice, ladylike tone.
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
superlative of “wet” — covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if he had known that I always call him "Jack" to myself?
during the time that
From this reading And while he pumped the wettest and coldest water I ever felt, he drily advised me to call him "Adversity" if I found his "uses sweet," since he wasn't to be Jack for me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You dear!"
Chapter 22 of The Motor Maid by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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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