Chapter 1 of Motor Matt's Make-and-Break is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Motor Matt's Make-and-Break is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No. 26. NEW YORK, August 21, 1909. Price Five Cents. ADVANCING THE SPARK OF FRIENDSHIP. By the author of "MOTOR MATT."
Chapter 1 of Motor Matt's Make-and-Break is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving forward
From this reading “ADVANCING THE SPARK OF FRIENDSHIP.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “NEW YORK, August 21, 1909.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “By the author of "MOTOR MATT."”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “Price Five Cents.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “ADVANCING THE SPARK OF FRIENDSHIP.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “By the author of "MOTOR MATT."”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “By the author of "MOTOR MATT."”
a momentary flash of light
From this reading “ADVANCING THE SPARK OF FRIENDSHIP.”
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In this reading “Price Five Cents.”
In this reading “By the author of "MOTOR MATT."”
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From this reading NEW YORK, August 21, 1909.
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From this reading NEW YORK, August 21, 1909.
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From this reading No. 26.
moving forward
From this reading ADVANCING THE SPARK OF FRIENDSHIP.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading NEW YORK, August 21, 1909.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading By the author of "MOTOR MATT."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the author of "MOTOR MATT."
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading Price Five Cents.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Price Five Cents.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading ADVANCING THE SPARK OF FRIENDSHIP.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading By the author of "MOTOR MATT."
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading By the author of "MOTOR MATT."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YORK, August 21, 1909.
not any; not one
From this reading No. 26.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ADVANCING THE SPARK OF FRIENDSHIP.
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading Price Five Cents.
a momentary flash of light
From this reading ADVANCING THE SPARK OF FRIENDSHIP.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ADVANCING THE SPARK OF FRIENDSHIP.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading NEW YORK, August 21, 1909.
Chapter 1 of Motor Matt's Make-and-Break by Stanley R. Matthews holds 14 sentences, grouped into 3 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 1 holds 14 sentences of Motor Matt's Make-and-Break, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Motor Matt's Make-and-Break by Stanley R. Matthews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 14 sentences, grouped into 3 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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