Chapter 13 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT ABOUT THE RACE? Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him. The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy. He tried to lift his right arm. The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
Chapter 13 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.”
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading “The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.”
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading “The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “He tried to lift his right arm.”
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading “The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.”
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
From this reading “The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.”
the environmental condition
From this reading “Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHAT ABOUT THE RACE?
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He tried to lift his right arm.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
An overhead roof or structure, such as the high vaulted ceiling of an ancient library.
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading He tried to lift his right arm.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
any competition
From this reading WHAT ABOUT THE RACE?
precisely, exactly
From this reading He tried to lift his right arm.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
the environmental condition
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT ABOUT THE RACE?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to lift his right arm.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was big and lofty, and the bed he was lying in was a huge affair of brass and had a mosquito canopy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Matt opened his eyes in surroundings that were not familiar to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT ABOUT THE RACE?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The movement was attended with so much pain that he gave it up.
Chapter 13 of Motor Matt's Prize by Stanley R. Matthews holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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 13 holds 137 sentences of Motor Matt's Prize, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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