Chapter 6 of Motor Matt on the Wing is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Motor Matt on the Wing is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PING AND THE BEAR. Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt. He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around. Ping had followed Matt from San Francisco to Madison, Wisconsin. When Matt was ready to leave Madison, he got Ping a good job.
Chapter 6 of Motor Matt on the Wing is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading “Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “When Matt was ready to leave Madison, he got Ping a good job.”
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading “Ping had followed Matt from San Francisco to Madison, Wisconsin.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.”
hit with a pinging noise
From this reading “PING AND THE BEAR.”
an unpleasant smell
From this reading “Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.”
a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
From this reading “Ping had followed Matt from San Francisco to Madison, Wisconsin.”
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In this reading “When Matt was ready to leave Madison, he got Ping a good job.”
In this reading “He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Matt was ready to leave Madison, he got Ping a good job.
in the past
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PING AND THE BEAR.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
have
From this reading PING AND THE BEAR.
a youthful male person
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
any of the Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in China; regarded as dialects of a single language (even though they are mutually unintelligible) because they share an ideographic writing system
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Ping had followed Matt from San Francisco to Madison, Wisconsin.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ping had followed Matt from San Francisco to Madison, Wisconsin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ping had followed Matt from San Francisco to Madison, Wisconsin.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
the act of departing
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When Matt was ready to leave Madison, he got Ping a good job.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading When Matt was ready to leave Madison, he got Ping a good job.
and nothing more
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
go away from a place
From this reading When Matt was ready to leave Madison, he got Ping a good job.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading Ping had followed Matt from San Francisco to Madison, Wisconsin.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
hit with a pinging noise
From this reading PING AND THE BEAR.
an unpleasant smell
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading When Matt was ready to leave Madison, he got Ping a good job.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ping had followed Matt from San Francisco to Madison, Wisconsin.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PING AND THE BEAR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
at the time that
From this reading When Matt was ready to leave Madison, he got Ping a good job.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading He wasn't particular whether he got any pay or not; just so Matt gave him enough to do to keep him around.
a tributary of the Mississippi River in Wisconsin
From this reading Ping had followed Matt from San Francisco to Madison, Wisconsin.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Ping Pong, the Chinese boy, had long ago made up his mind that he was going to work for Motor Matt.
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