Chapter 11 of Motor Matt's Daring Rescue is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Motor Matt's Daring Rescue is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRADY RETURNS--WITH HOT NEWS. "That's right! Blamed if it ain't Brady!" This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm. Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
Chapter 11 of Motor Matt's Daring Rescue is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.”
aroused to action
From this reading “This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Blamed if it ain't Brady!"”
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading “BRADY RETURNS--WITH HOT NEWS.”
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading “Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “BRADY RETURNS--WITH HOT NEWS.”
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In this reading “Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.”
In this reading “Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.”
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From this reading Blamed if it ain't Brady!"
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
in addition
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
aroused to action
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Blamed if it ain't Brady!"
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading BRADY RETURNS--WITH HOT NEWS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
a situation in which people or things are crowded together
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading BRADY RETURNS--WITH HOT NEWS.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Blamed if it ain't Brady!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Blamed if it ain't Brady!"
information about recent and important events
From this reading BRADY RETURNS--WITH HOT NEWS.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading BRADY RETURNS--WITH HOT NEWS.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
in the direction of
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Crowding close to the two boys, the officer stood gazing with them toward the train.
which person or people
From this reading This from Graydon, who had also been aroused by Ferral's alarm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading BRADY RETURNS--WITH HOT NEWS.
Chapter 11 of Motor Matt's Daring Rescue by Stanley R. Matthews holds 131 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 11 holds 131 sentences of Motor Matt's Daring Rescue, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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