Chapter 4 of Motor Matt's Air Ship is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Motor Matt's Air Ship is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BALLOON HOUSE. "Yah!" shouted Carl. "Vat I dell you, Matt? I knew dere vas somet'ing der madder! Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
Chapter 4 of Motor Matt's Air Ship is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading “THE BALLOON HOUSE.”
a small wooded hollow
From this reading “"Vat I dell you, Matt?”
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading “Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.”
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I knew dere vas somet'ing der madder!”
Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
From this reading “I knew dere vas somet'ing der madder!”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “"Vat I dell you, Matt?”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Yah!" shouted Carl.”
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading “"Vat I dell you, Matt?”
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transport (cargo) by air
From this reading Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
large tough nonrigid bag filled with gas or heated air
From this reading THE BALLOON HOUSE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yah!" shouted Carl.
a small wooded hollow
From this reading "Vat I dell you, Matt?
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From this reading Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew dere vas somet'ing der madder!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew dere vas somet'ing der madder!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
plural of “feller” — a person who fells trees
From this reading Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE BALLOON HOUSE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Vat I dell you, Matt?
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew dere vas somet'ing der madder!
Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin
From this reading I knew dere vas somet'ing der madder!
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "Vat I dell you, Matt?
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Yah!" shouted Carl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I knew dere vas somet'ing der madder!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BALLOON HOUSE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dem two fellers vas t'ieves, und dey haf shtole der air-ship.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading I knew dere vas somet'ing der madder!
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading "Vat I dell you, Matt?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yah!" shouted Carl.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Vat I dell you, Matt?
Chapter 4 of Motor Matt's Air Ship by Stanley R. Matthews holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 4 holds 137 sentences of Motor Matt's Air Ship, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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