Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Peril — No. 12, May 15, 1909 is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Peril — No. 12, May 15, 1909 is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THROUGH THE TORPEDO TUBE. Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor. Two or three ruffianly looking men were passed. They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention. A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Peril — No. 12, May 15, 1909 is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.”
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.”
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
From this reading “They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.”
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading “THROUGH THE TORPEDO TUBE.”
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading “THROUGH THE TORPEDO TUBE.”
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.
In this reading “A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.”
In this reading “They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.
an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Two or three ruffianly looking men were passed.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.
the force of workers available
From this reading Two or three ruffianly looking men were passed.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three ruffianly looking men were passed.
clothing for use outdoors
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Two or three ruffianly looking men were passed.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
violent and lawless
From this reading Two or three ruffianly looking men were passed.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THROUGH THE TORPEDO TUBE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were all in greasy overclothes and paid the prisoners little attention.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three ruffianly looking men were passed.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THROUGH THE TORPEDO TUBE.
a professional killer who uses a gun
From this reading THROUGH THE TORPEDO TUBE.
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
From this reading THROUGH THE TORPEDO TUBE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two or three ruffianly looking men were passed.
precisely as stated
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Motor Matt was conducted along a narrow steel corridor.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two or three ruffianly looking men were passed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A door finally admitted Matt and the two with him into a chamber in the very bow of the boat.
Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Peril — No. 12, May 15, 1909 by Stanley R. Matthews holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 6 holds 125 sentences of Motor Matt's Peril — No. 12, May 15, 1909, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Peril — No. 12, May 15, 1909 by Stanley R. Matthews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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