Chapter 2 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CLASH IN BLACK AND YELLOW. "Woosh!" "Fo' de lan' sakes!" Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall. When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
Chapter 2 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bantam” — any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading “When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.”
knock against with force or violence
From this reading “Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.”
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading “A CLASH IN BLACK AND YELLOW.”
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading “Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.”
past form of “displace” — cause to move, usually with force or pressure
From this reading “Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.”
a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
From this reading “"Fo' de lan' sakes!"”
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “"Fo' de lan' sakes!"”
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.”
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.
anew
In this reading “When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.”
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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 A CLASH IN BLACK AND YELLOW.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A CLASH IN BLACK AND YELLOW.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
plural of “bantam” — any of various small breeds of fowl
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading A CLASH IN BLACK AND YELLOW.
knock against with force or violence
From this reading Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.
A violent confrontation or disagreement between opposing forces or factions.
From this reading A CLASH IN BLACK AND YELLOW.
a rattling noise (often produced by rapid movement)
From this reading Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Fo' de lan' sakes!"
past form of “displace” — cause to move, usually with force or pressure
From this reading Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.
an officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel
From this reading "Fo' de lan' sakes!"
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CLASH IN BLACK AND YELLOW.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
a local computer network for communication between computers; especially a network connecting computers and word processors and other electronic office equipment to create a communication system between offices
From this reading "Fo' de lan' sakes!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
on one occasion
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading "Fo' de lan' sakes!"
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then followed a bump, a clatter of displaced stones, and sounds of a fall.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
at the time that
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
move with a sibilant sound
From this reading "Woosh!"
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading A CLASH IN BLACK AND YELLOW.
plural of “youngster” — a young person of either sex
From this reading When quiet once more ensued, two surprised youngsters were on hands and knees, peering at each other like a couple of hostile bantams.
Chapter 2 of Motor Matt's Prize by Stanley R. Matthews holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 2 holds 127 sentences of Motor Matt's Prize, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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