Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Air Ship is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Air Ship is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DARING ESCAPE. The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham. "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber. "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that. What are you doing with your right hand, Needham?"
Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Air Ship is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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object formed by a mold
From this reading “"Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “"I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.”
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.”
the open circular discharging end of a gun
From this reading “The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.”
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.”
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading “"Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “"Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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look about oneself
In this reading “"Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.”
In this reading “"I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.”
In this reading “The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DARING ESCAPE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing with your right hand, Needham?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
object formed by a mold
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading A DARING ESCAPE.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What are you doing with your right hand, Needham?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading A DARING ESCAPE.
the organ of sight
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
in a grim implacable manner
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel)
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading What are you doing with your right hand, Needham?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
engage in
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
the open circular discharging end of a gun
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
not any; not one
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
make steady
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
-ing form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
in the direction of
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "I'm going to make a 'go' of it, all right," averred Matt, grimly, "no two ways about that.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The menace of the steady gray eye and the swaying gun muzzle were enough for Grove and Needham.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you doing with your right hand, Needham?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading What are you doing with your right hand, Needham?"
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading "Here's a go!" growled Needham, casting a yearning look around him toward the timber.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you doing with your right hand, Needham?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you doing with your right hand, Needham?"
Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Air Ship by Stanley R. Matthews holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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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