Chapter 21 of The Motor Maids in Fair Japan is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Motor Maids in Fair Japan is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONUNDRUMS AND ANSWERS. "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically. "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday. The storm would have delayed her. She couldn't have reached here."
Chapter 21 of The Motor Maids in Fair Japan is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “CONUNDRUMS AND ANSWERS.”
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading “The storm would have delayed her.”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.”
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “She couldn't have reached here."”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “The storm would have delayed her.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONUNDRUMS AND ANSWERS.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading CONUNDRUMS AND ANSWERS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONUNDRUMS AND ANSWERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She couldn't have reached here."
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading The storm would have delayed her.
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading She couldn't have reached here."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
in the near future
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The storm would have delayed her.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The storm would have delayed her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "She would never have had time to get here as soon as yesterday.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you Nancy is on her way, now, Papa," said Billie emphatically.
Chapter 21 of The Motor Maids in Fair Japan by Katherine Stokes holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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