Chapter 30 of The Motor Maid is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Motor Maid is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I followed you," he said. "I thought so," said I. "It was like you." "I want to talk to you," he explained. "But I don't want to talk to you," I objected.
Chapter 30 of The Motor Maid is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"I want to talk to you," he explained.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “"I followed you," he said.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “"It was like you."”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “"But I don't want to talk to you," I objected.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"I followed you," he said.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"I want to talk to you," he explained.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"I thought so," said I.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"I want to talk to you," he explained.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I don't want to talk to you," I objected.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I don't want to talk to you," I objected.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "I want to talk to you," he explained.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "I followed you," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I followed you," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I followed you," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was like you."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "It was like you."
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "But I don't want to talk to you," I objected.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I followed you," he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I thought so," said I.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "I want to talk to you," he explained.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought so," said I.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want to talk to you," he explained.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want to talk to you," he explained.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was like you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I followed you," he said.
Chapter 30 of The Motor Maid by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 30 holds 168 sentences of The Motor Maid, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 30 of The Motor Maid by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 168 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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