Chapter III of The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, “Among the Passengers,” is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter III of The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, “Among the Passengers,” is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls. Marie-Jeanne was not present. “Simply tramps. We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know. We visit among the aristocracy.”
Chapter III of The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, “Among the Passengers,” is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading “We visit among the aristocracy.””
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading “We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.”
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading ““We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.”
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.”
like better; value more highly
From this reading “We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.”
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading ““Simply tramps.”
plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading ““We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading We visit among the aristocracy.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading We visit among the aristocracy.”
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.
a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
for the reason that
From this reading We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.
plural of “connection” — a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.
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From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Marie-Jeanne was not present.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.
like better; value more highly
From this reading We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Marie-Jeanne was not present.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
and nothing more
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We visit among the aristocracy.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
plural of “tramp” — a vagrant
From this reading “Simply tramps.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading We visit among the aristocracy.”
plural of “wanderer” — someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We are simply wanderers, Marie-Jeanne and I,” Mrs. LeRoy-Jones was saying to an interested audience of four girls.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We prefer Europe because of our aristocratic connections there, you know.
Chapter 3 of The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle by Katherine Stokes holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 3 holds 151 sentences of The Motor Maids by Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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