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The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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THE FORCE OF ELOQUENCE.
Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.
All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.
"Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.
They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FORCE OF ELOQUENCE.
/ðə fɔːrs ʌv ˈel.ə.kwəns/
Line 2
Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.
/ˈfiːbi ɡeɪzd æt ðə ˈnuːkʌmər æz ɪf ʃiː wɜːr ˈsiːɪŋ ə ˈvɪzɪtər frʌm ˈhevən/
Line 3
All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.
Line 4
"Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.
Line 5
They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.
/ðeɪ ˈhɑːrdli siːmd tuː ˌkɑːmpriˈhend ɪn ðer rɪˈliːf ðæt wʌn mæn hæd tuː diːl wɪð ə ˈdʌzən ɔːr mɔːr/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

broadly adverb US /ˈbrɔːdli/

without regard to specific details or exceptions

From this reading “All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.”

comprehend verb US /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/

get the meaning of something

From this reading “They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.”

eloquence noun US /ˈel.ə.kwəns/

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading “THE FORCE OF ELOQUENCE.”

experienced adjective US /ɪkˈspɪriənst/

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading “All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.”

gallery noun US /ˈɡæləri/

spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading “All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.”

newcomer noun US /ˈnuːkʌmər/

any new participant in some activity

From this reading “Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.”

Phoebe noun US /ˈfiːbi/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading “Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.”

sensations noun US /senˈseɪʃənz/

plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading “All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.”

All words in this reading · 55

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

Alberdina

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading "Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

broadlyadverbUS /ˈbrɔːdli/

without regard to specific details or exceptions

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

comprehendverbUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/

get the meaning of something

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

dealverbUS /diːl/

act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

ELOQUENCEnounUS /ˈel.ə.kwəns/

Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)

From this reading THE FORCE OF ELOQUENCE.

enormousadjectiveUS /ɪˈnɔːrməs/

extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading "Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.

experiencedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspɪriənst/

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

FORCEnounUS /fɔːrs/

a powerful effect or influence

From this reading THE FORCE OF ELOQUENCE.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

gallerynounUS /ˈɡæləri/

spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

gazedverbUS /ɡeɪzd/

past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

gome

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.

Gott

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.

heavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

helb

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

lieber

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

Mein

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

newcomernounUS /ˈnuːkʌmər/

any new participant in some activity

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FORCE OF ELOQUENCE.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

PhoebenounUS /ˈfiːbi/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

seeingnounUS /ˈsiːɪŋ/

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

sensationsnounUS /senˈseɪʃənz/

plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

smiledverbUS /smaɪld/

past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FORCE OF ELOQUENCE.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

visitornounUS /ˈvɪzɪtər/

someone who visits

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Phoebe gazed at the newcomer as if she were seeing a visitor from heaven.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They hardly seemed to comprehend in their relief that one man had to deal with a dozen or more.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading All the women in the gallery experienced enormous sensations of relief and Alberdina smiled down at him broadly.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading "Mein lieber Gott, helb has gome already yet," she exclaimed.

Chapter 17 of The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp by Katherine Stokes holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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