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Motor Matt's Hard Luck

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Motor Matt's Hard Luck is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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JERROLD GIVES HIS AID.
"You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.
"What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"
"Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?
His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Motor Matt's Hard Luck

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Motor Matt's Hard Luck is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JERROLD GIVES HIS AID.
Line 2
"You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.
Line 3
"What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"
Line 4
"Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?
Line 5
His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Chicago noun US /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading “"Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?”

dot noun US /dɑːt/

a very small circular shape

From this reading “"Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?”

feller noun US /ˈfelər/

a person who fells trees

From this reading “"Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?”

Hamilton noun US /ˈhæməltən/

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading “"What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"”

monkey's noun US /ˈmʌŋkiz/

possessive form of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading “"You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.”

odder adjective US /ˈɑːdər/

comparative of “odd” — not divisible by two

From this reading “"Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?”

Tick noun US /tɪk/

a metallic tapping sound

From this reading “"Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?”

vat noun US /væt/

a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

From this reading “"Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?”

All words in this reading · 52

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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

aboudt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

AIDnounUS /eɪd/

a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do

From this reading JERROLD GIVES HIS AID.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"

Aye

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

Carl

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

der

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

Don'd

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

dotnounUS /dɑːt/

a very small circular shape

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

EaglenounUS /ˈiːɡəl/

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading "What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"

fellernounUS /ˈfelər/

a person who fells trees

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

Ferral

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

fistnounUS /fɪst/

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

GIVESnounUS /ɡɪvz/

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading JERROLD GIVES HIS AID.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

HamiltonnounUS /ˈhæməltən/

Irish mathematician (1806-1865)

From this reading "What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"

hatnounUS /hæt/

headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading JERROLD GIVES HIS AID.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

interruptedadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈʌptɪd/

discontinued temporarily

From this reading His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

inventioned

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

iss

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

JERROLD

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading JERROLD GIVES HIS AID.

matenounUS /meɪt/

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

monkey'snounUS /ˈmʌŋkiz/

possessive form of “monkey” — any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians)

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

odderadjectiveUS /ˈɑːdər/

comparative of “odd” — not divisible by two

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

rememper

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

shipverbUS /ʃɪp/

transport commercially

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

Sout

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"

TicknounUS /tɪk/

a metallic tapping sound

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

toldt

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

und

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading His ship iss der Eagle, und----" "Aye, aye, mate, now I rise to you," interrupted Ferral.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

vatnounUS /væt/

a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

What's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "What's all this about the Eagle and Hamilton Jerrold?"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Don'd you rememper, Tick," said Carl, "I toldt you aboudt dot odder feller in Sout' Chicago vat hat inventioned an air ship?

You've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You've got me in a monkey's fist again," spoke up Ferral.

Chapter 12 of Motor Matt's Hard Luck by Stanley R. Matthews holds 132 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.

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Chapter 12 holds 132 sentences of Motor Matt's Hard Luck, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.

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