Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DACE PERRY'S DUPLICITY. Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind. That fact was plain to be seen. With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub. "Me, I was all same good Mexicano," said he.
Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
From this reading “DACE PERRY'S DUPLICITY.”
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading “DACE PERRY'S DUPLICITY.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.”
a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States
From this reading “"Me, I was all same good Mexicano," said he.”
plural of “morale” — a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
From this reading “Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.”
possessive form of “perry” — United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading “DACE PERRY'S DUPLICITY.”
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
From this reading “With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.”
past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading “With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.”
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In this reading “With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.”
In this reading “With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.”
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(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 "Me, I was all same good Mexicano," said he.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That fact was plain to be seen.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
small European freshwater fish with a slender bluish-green body
From this reading DACE PERRY'S DUPLICITY.
a fraudulent or duplicitous representation
From this reading DACE PERRY'S DUPLICITY.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading That fact was plain to be seen.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
plural of “glance” — a quick look
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Me, I was all same good Mexicano," said he.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
the act of retaining something
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Me, I was all same good Mexicano," said he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Me, I was all same good Mexicano," said he.
a Mexican (or person of Mexican descent) living in the United States
From this reading "Me, I was all same good Mexicano," said he.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
plural of “morale” — a state of individual psychological well-being based upon a sense of confidence and usefulness and purpose
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
possessive form of “perry” — United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading DACE PERRY'S DUPLICITY.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading That fact was plain to be seen.
being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Me, I was all same good Mexicano," said he.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Me, I was all same good Mexicano," said he.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading That fact was plain to be seen.
characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That fact was plain to be seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That fact was plain to be seen.
precisely as stated
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pedro Morales was not feeling very easy in his mind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With bent head, and holding his ragged hat in his hand, he shuffled from one foot to the other and shot shifty glances at Matt and Chub.
Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 by Stanley R. Matthews holds 138 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 5 holds 138 sentences of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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