Motor Matt's Make-and-Break

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Motor Matt's Make-and-Break is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Stanley R. Matthews • Curated US English Learning Edition

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"ADVANCING THE SPARK."

"I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

"Nobody asked you to stand around," said Murgatroyd.

"When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

"Why did you jump on him like that?"

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Motor Matt's Make-and-Break

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Motor Matt's Make-and-Break is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"ADVANCING THE SPARK."

/ədˈvænsɪŋ ðə spɑːrk/

Line 2

"I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

Line 3

"Nobody asked you to stand around," said Murgatroyd.

Line 4

"When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

Line 5

"Why did you jump on him like that?"

/waɪ dɪd juː dʒʌmp ɑːn hɪm laɪk ðæt/

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.

advancing adjective US /ədˈvænsɪŋ/

moving forward

From this reading “"ADVANCING THE SPARK."”

asserted adjective US /əˈsɜːrtɪd/

confidently declared to be so

From this reading “"I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.”

bottle noun US /ˈbɑːtəl/

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading “"I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.”

dressing noun US /ˈdresɪŋ/

savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

From this reading “"I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.”

finishing noun US /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading “"I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.”

jump verb US /dʒʌmp/

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “"Why did you jump on him like that?"”

Newt noun US /nuːt/

small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

From this reading “"I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.”

spark noun US /spɑːrk/

a momentary flash of light

From this reading “"ADVANCING THE SPARK."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

go down verb + adjective

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

In this reading “"When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."”

stay there verb + particle

In this reading “"When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."”

jump on verb + particle

get up on the back of

In this reading “"Why did you jump on him like that?"”

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ADVANCINGadjectiveUS /ədˈvænsɪŋ/

moving forward

From this reading "ADVANCING THE SPARK."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading "Nobody asked you to stand around," said Murgatroyd.

assertedadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪd/

confidently declared to be so

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

bottlenounUS /ˈbɑːtəl/

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading "Why did you jump on him like that?"

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/

savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

drinkverbUS /drɪŋk/

take in liquids

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

finishingnounUS /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

I'm

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From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

jumpverbUS /dʒʌmp/

move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading "Why did you jump on him like that?"

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading "Why did you jump on him like that?"

Murgatroyd

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From this reading "Nobody asked you to stand around," said Murgatroyd.

NewtnounUS /nuːt/

small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

NobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/

no person; not anyone

From this reading "Nobody asked you to stand around," said Murgatroyd.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Why did you jump on him like that?"

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Nobody asked you to stand around," said Murgatroyd.

SPARKnounUS /spɑːrk/

a momentary flash of light

From this reading "ADVANCING THE SPARK."

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Why did you jump on him like that?"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "ADVANCING THE SPARK."

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "When I'm ready to get rough, you can go down to the river and stay there till I'm through."

WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why did you jump on him like that?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I'm not going to stand around and let you be rough with him," asserted Newt, finishing his dressing and taking another drink from the bottle.

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