Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Hard Luck is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Hard Luck is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BRADY A PRISONER. Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady. As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope. Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle. Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Hard Luck is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading “Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.”
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading “BRADY A PRISONER.”
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading “Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.”
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading “Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.”
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading “Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.”
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading “Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.”
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading “Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.”
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 “Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.”
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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 BRADY A PRISONER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope.
United States pioneer photographer famous for his portraits; was the official Union photographer for the American Civil War (1823-1896)
From this reading BRADY A PRISONER.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope.
plural of “captor” — a person who captures and holds people or animals
From this reading Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope.
divisible by two
From this reading Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading BRADY A PRISONER.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
a strong line
From this reading As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Even then he continued to struggle and roar his defiance of his captors.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As Matt and the officer held him down, Dennison called to Ferral to get a rope.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading Matt, Ferral and Dennison were not long in getting the whip hand of Hector Brady.
a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones
From this reading Ferral got a rope from the car and the desperate thief was finally secured, wrist and ankle.
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