Chapter 13 of Motor Matt's Mariner is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Motor Matt's Mariner is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRATTAN'S TRIUMPH. Motor Matt understood the situation. The full realization came to him with something like a shock. In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs. He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
Chapter 13 of Motor Matt's Mariner is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading “In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.”
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Motor Matt understood the situation.”
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading “The full realization came to him with something like a shock.”
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.”
past form of “triumph” — prove superior
From this reading “He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.”
extremely wicked
From this reading “In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.”
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 “The full realization came to him with something like a shock.”
put in effect
In this reading “In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.”
in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
In this reading “He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.”
In this reading “In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRATTAN'S TRIUMPH.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Motor Matt understood the situation.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Motor Matt understood the situation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
and nothing more
From this reading He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
coming to understand something clearly and distinctly
From this reading The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
get by special effort
From this reading He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Motor Matt understood the situation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Motor Matt understood the situation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading GRATTAN'S TRIUMPH.
past form of “triumph” — prove superior
From this reading He had triumphed, for he had only to have Matt searched in order to secure the ruby.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Motor Matt understood the situation.
extremely wicked
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In some way Grattan had secured the aid of the owner and crew of the _Iris_ in carrying out his villainous designs.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The full realization came to him with something like a shock.
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