Chapter 2 of Motor Matt Makes Good is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Motor Matt Makes Good is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OFF THE CHILIAN COAST. "Great spark plugs!" "Strike me lucky!" "Py shiminy Grismus!" There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
Chapter 2 of Motor Matt Makes Good is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “OFF THE CHILIAN COAST.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.”
occurring by chance
From this reading “"Strike me lucky!"”
plural of “plug” — blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
From this reading “"Great spark plugs!"”
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading “There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.”
a momentary flash of light
From this reading “"Great spark plugs!"”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “"Strike me lucky!"”
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading “There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.”
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In this reading “There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OFF THE CHILIAN COAST.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading OFF THE CHILIAN COAST.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Great spark plugs!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Py shiminy Grismus!"
occurring by chance
From this reading "Strike me lucky!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Strike me lucky!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF THE CHILIAN COAST.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
plural of “plug” — blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly
From this reading "Great spark plugs!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Py shiminy Grismus!"
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Py shiminy Grismus!"
a momentary flash of light
From this reading "Great spark plugs!"
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading "Strike me lucky!"
a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF THE CHILIAN COAST.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three surprised and excited boys on the rounded deck of the submarine boat _Grampus_.
Chapter 2 of Motor Matt Makes Good by Stanley R. Matthews holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 2 holds 124 sentences of Motor Matt Makes Good, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Motor Matt Makes Good by Stanley R. Matthews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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