Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Clue is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Clue is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DICK FERRAL. A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself. The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing. He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots. His trousers were tucked in his boot-tops.
Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Clue is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a region marking a boundary
From this reading “A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.”
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading “A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.”
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.”
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading “He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots.”
someone who travels by air
From this reading “The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.”
any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
From this reading “The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.”
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading “His trousers were tucked in his boot-tops.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots.”
In this reading “A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.”
In this reading “A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.”
In this reading “The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.”
In this reading “A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.”
In this reading “A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.”
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 young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His trousers were tucked in his boot-tops.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
a region marking a boundary
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
a deep opening in the earth's surface
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots.
past form of “crawl” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
someone who is a detective
From this reading DICK FERRAL.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
a boy or man
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DICK FERRAL.
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
From this reading He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots.
someone who travels by air
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His trousers were tucked in his boot-tops.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
above and across; more than
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
any glutinous material used to fill pores in surfaces or to stiffen fabrics
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
carry out
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
(usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately
From this reading His trousers were tucked in his boot-tops.
having tucked or being tucked
From this reading His trousers were tucked in his boot-tops.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lamps of the Red Flier shone full on him, so that Matt and Carl were easily able to take his sizing.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading He wore a flannel shirt, cowboy-hat and high-heeled boots.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A young fellow of seventeen or eighteen crawled over the brink of the chasm and sat on the rocks to breathe himself.
Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Clue 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.
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