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Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Mandarin is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUTTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER. With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination. "What's that for?" asked the cowboy. "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side. "I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.
Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Mandarin 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
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a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading “"What's that for?" asked the cowboy.”
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading “With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.”
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
From this reading “With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.”
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
From this reading “"I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.”
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In this reading “With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.”
In this reading “With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.”
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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 With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PUTTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's that for?" asked the cowboy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback
From this reading "What's that for?" asked the cowboy.
marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What's that for?" asked the cowboy.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
(baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
From this reading "I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
engage in
From this reading "I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
and nothing more
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading PUTTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "I'm only putting two and two together, Joe," Matt answered, returning to his place at his chum's side.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What's that for?" asked the cowboy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I reckon they make five, this inning," said McGlory.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading PUTTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading PUTTING TWO AND TWO TOGETHER.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's that for?" asked the cowboy.
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a sudden thought, Matt stepped to the motor cycle McGlory had used, and gave the front wheel a critical examination.
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