Chapter 4 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
M'READY'S "STRIKE." "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper. "That's what, sis," returned Chub. "Dad scribbled this on a piece of candle-wrapper." "How did the letter get here?
Chapter 4 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “"Dad scribbled this on a piece of candle-wrapper."”
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading “"Dad scribbled this on a piece of candle-wrapper."”
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “"Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “"Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"That's what, sis," returned Chub.”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “M'READY'S "STRIKE."”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dad scribbled this on a piece of candle-wrapper."
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading "That's what, sis," returned Chub.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did the letter get here?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "How did the letter get here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "How did the letter get here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did the letter get here?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "How did the letter get here?
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M'READY'S "STRIKE."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Dad scribbled this on a piece of candle-wrapper."
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "Dad scribbled this on a piece of candle-wrapper."
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "That's what, sis," returned Chub.
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading "Dad scribbled this on a piece of candle-wrapper."
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "That's what, sis," returned Chub.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading M'READY'S "STRIKE."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what, sis," returned Chub.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How did the letter get here?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Dad scribbled this on a piece of candle-wrapper."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That's what, sis," returned Chub.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it's from dad!" cried Susie, looking over her brother's shoulder as he opened out a brown, greasy-looking sheet of paper.
Chapter 4 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 by Stanley R. Matthews holds 135 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 4 holds 135 sentences of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 by Stanley R. Matthews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 135 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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