Chapter 10 of Motor Matt's Engagement is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Motor Matt's Engagement is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BLACK MAGIC. While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing." The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea. He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else? All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
Chapter 10 of Motor Matt's Engagement is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.”
plural of “disguise” — an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
From this reading “All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “BLACK MAGIC.”
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading “While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."”
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."”
a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
From this reading “While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.”
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.
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In this reading “The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.”
the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
In this reading “BLACK MAGIC.”
In this reading “All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.”
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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 All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
(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 All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading BLACK MAGIC.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
clothing in general
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
plural of “disguise” — an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
at any time
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading BLACK MAGIC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
a ceremonial procession including people marching
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
express in words
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All the detective books he had ever read had a good deal to say about disguises.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
during the time that
From this reading While the parade was passing through town, Carl had been "sleuthing."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading He didn't look like himself, so why not be some one else?
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading The fact that he was wearing McGlory's working clothes gave him an idea.
Chapter 10 of Motor Matt's Engagement by Stanley R. Matthews holds 124 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 10 holds 124 sentences of Motor Matt's Engagement, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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