Chapter 8 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK TO THE BLUEBELL. "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise." "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip. Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here! You're the clear quill, Matt.
Chapter 8 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 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.
sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading “BACK TO THE BLUEBELL.”
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading “Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “You're the clear quill, Matt.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “"Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.”
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading “You're the clear quill, Matt.”
cause friction
From this reading “Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “"Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.”
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 “"Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."”
In this reading “"Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."”
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 "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO THE BLUEBELL.
sometimes placed in genus Scilla
From this reading BACK TO THE BLUEBELL.
European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
rid of obstructions
From this reading You're the clear quill, Matt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
rock fragments and pebbles
From this reading Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading You're the clear quill, Matt.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
pen made from a bird's feather
From this reading You're the clear quill, Matt.
move upward
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
cause friction
From this reading Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BACK TO THE BLUEBELL.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO THE BLUEBELL.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "Nothin' hard about that!" gloried Chub, taking a look over his shoulder from the top of the "rise."
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading "Mister Man had a little surprise-party sprung on him that trip.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now it's down-hill--see us scratch gravel here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're the clear quill, Matt.
Chapter 8 of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909 by Stanley R. Matthews holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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 8 holds 99 sentences of Motor Matt's Daring — No. 2, March 6, 1909, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 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 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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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