Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Make Up is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Make Up is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PILE OF SOOT. Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue. McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition. "Where's Motor Matt?" cried McGlory. "My no savvy!"
Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Make Up is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “"Where's Motor Matt?" cried McGlory.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “"Where's Motor Matt?" cried McGlory.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.”
hit with a pinging noise
From this reading “Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.”
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading “Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.”
get the meaning of something
From this reading “"My no savvy!"”
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
From this reading “THE PILE OF SOOT.”
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In this reading “McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.”
In this reading “Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
a state at a particular time
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Where's Motor Matt?" cried McGlory.
inflected form of “grab” — take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "Where's Motor Matt?" cried McGlory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "Where's Motor Matt?" cried McGlory.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My no savvy!"
not any; not one
From this reading "My no savvy!"
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PILE OF SOOT.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading THE PILE OF SOOT.
hit with a pinging noise
From this reading Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
returning to health after illness or debility
From this reading Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.
get the meaning of something
From this reading "My no savvy!"
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
From this reading THE PILE OF SOOT.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PILE OF SOOT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading McGlory grabbed him and shook his powers of speech back into their normal condition.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.
the act of using
From this reading Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ping was not many minutes recovering the use of his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where's Motor Matt?" cried McGlory.
Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Make Up by Stanley R. Matthews holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 9 holds 145 sentences of Motor Matt's Make Up, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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