Chapter 2 of Motor Matt's Defiance is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Motor Matt's Defiance is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TELLTALE SPARKS. "We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi." "Very good, lieutenant." "What flag shall we fly?" "Where are we?"
Chapter 2 of Motor Matt's Defiance is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “"We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “"What flag shall we fly?"”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “"What flag shall we fly?"”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “"Very good, lieutenant."”
-ing form of “repaint” — paint again
From this reading “"We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."”
transport commercially
From this reading “"We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."”
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading “TELLTALE SPARKS.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “TELLTALE SPARKS.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are we?"
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading "What flag shall we fly?"
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "What flag shall we fly?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very good, lieutenant."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."
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From this reading "We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."
a commissioned military officer
From this reading "Very good, lieutenant."
-ing form of “repaint” — paint again
From this reading "We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What flag shall we fly?"
transport commercially
From this reading "We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."
plural of “spark” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading TELLTALE SPARKS.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading TELLTALE SPARKS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very good, lieutenant."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have finished repainting the ship, Captain Ichi."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What flag shall we fly?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are we?"
Chapter 2 of Motor Matt's Defiance by Stanley R. Matthews holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 2 holds 121 sentences of Motor Matt's Defiance, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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