Chapter 10 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FIREBUGS AT WORK. Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point. Mendota, otherwise "Fourth," Lake was never fairer. Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland. The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.
Chapter 10 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading “Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.”
comparative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “Mendota, otherwise "Fourth," Lake was never fairer.”
something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
From this reading “Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.”
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading “Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.”
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading “Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.”
plural of “ripple” — a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading “Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.”
plural of “rowboat” — a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading “The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.”
plural of “sailboat” — a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
From this reading “The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.”
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 “The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.”
In this reading “Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.”
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 Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
possessing life
From this reading The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FIREBUGS AT WORK.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
a shed at the edge of a river or lake; used to store boats
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
comparative of “fair” — free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Mendota, otherwise "Fourth," Lake was never fairer.
something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FIREBUGS AT WORK.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading Mendota, otherwise "Fourth," Lake was never fairer.
a slight suggestion or vague understanding
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading Mendota, otherwise "Fourth," Lake was never fairer.
held up in the air
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mendota, otherwise "Fourth," Lake was never fairer.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Mendota, otherwise "Fourth," Lake was never fairer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Mendota, otherwise "Fourth," Lake was never fairer.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
plural of “ripple” — a small wave on the surface of a liquid
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
plural of “rowboat” — a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.
plural of “sailboat” — a small sailing vessel; usually with a single mast
From this reading The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Across the ripples, glimmering in the sun, the city of Madison lifted itself out of a mass of green foliage like a piece of fairyland.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunday was a beautiful and a quiet day at the boathouse by the Point.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The lake was alive with motor boats, sailboats and rowboats.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading FIREBUGS AT WORK.
Chapter 10 of Motor Matt's Prize by Stanley R. Matthews holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 10 holds 114 sentences of Motor Matt's Prize, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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