Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Clue is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Clue is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOUSE OF WONDER. "Ferral!" cried Matt in trepidation. "Aye, aye!" answered the voice of Ferral. "Hurt?" "Not a bit of it, matey.
Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Clue is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Aye, aye!" answered the voice of Ferral.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"Not a bit of it, matey.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Ferral!" cried Matt in trepidation.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"Hurt?"”
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading “"Not a bit of it, matey.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “"Ferral!" cried Matt in trepidation.”
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading “"Ferral!" cried Matt in trepidation.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “THE HOUSE OF WONDER.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not a bit of it, matey.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Aye, aye!" answered the voice of Ferral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, aye!" answered the voice of Ferral.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Not a bit of it, matey.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Ferral!" cried Matt in trepidation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ferral!" cried Matt in trepidation.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE OF WONDER.
be the source of pain
From this reading "Hurt?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ferral!" cried Matt in trepidation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Not a bit of it, matey.
(used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals
From this reading "Not a bit of it, matey.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "Ferral!" cried Matt in trepidation.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a bit of it, matey.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE OF WONDER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE OF WONDER.
a feeling of alarm or dread
From this reading "Ferral!" cried Matt in trepidation.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Aye, aye!" answered the voice of Ferral.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading THE HOUSE OF WONDER.
Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Clue by Stanley R. Matthews holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 5 holds 133 sentences of Motor Matt's Clue, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Clue by Stanley R. Matthews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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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