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The Lady in the Car
The Lady in the Car

Chapter I

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The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.
________________________________________________________________________ THE LADY IN THE CAR, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
PREFACE.
AN APOLOGY.
I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.
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The Lady in the Car

Chapter I

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.
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________________________________________________________________________ THE LADY IN THE CAR, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
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PREFACE.
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AN APOLOGY.
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I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

Learner Dictionary

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

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.”

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acquaintances

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

actions

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

adventurous

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN APOLOGY.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

APOLOGY

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From this reading AN APOLOGY.

assumed

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.

Car

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From this reading The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.

certain

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

chronicles

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

compelled

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

curious

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

female

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

hereby

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.

Lady

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From this reading The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.

Le

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From this reading The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.

motorist

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

names

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

omit

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

ones

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

PREFACE

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From this reading PREFACE.

Queux

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From this reading The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.

reader

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

real

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

substitute

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

tender

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From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading I hereby tender an apology to the reader for being compelled, in these curious chronicles of an adventurous motorist and his actions towards certain of his female acquaintances, to omit real names, and to substitute assumed ones.

William

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From this reading The Lady in the Car, by William Le Queux.