Chapter 14 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MART RAWLINS WEAKENS. "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received. "Hello, Rawlins!" answered Lorry coldly. "You want to see Motor Matt?" "That's why I came.
Chapter 14 of Motor Matt's Prize is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “"Hello, Rawlins!" answered Lorry coldly.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.”
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading “"Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.”
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading “"Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.”
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading “MART RAWLINS WEAKENS.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “"You want to see Motor Matt?"”
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
From this reading “"Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.”
third-person singular of “weaken” — lessen the strength of
From this reading “MART RAWLINS WEAKENS.”
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In this reading “"Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.”
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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 "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Hello, Rawlins!" answered Lorry coldly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That's why I came.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "Hello, Rawlins!" answered Lorry coldly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
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From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's why I came.
and nothing more
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
an area in a town where a public mercantile establishment is set up
From this reading MART RAWLINS WEAKENS.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "You want to see Motor Matt?"
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "You want to see Motor Matt?"
above and across; more than
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MART RAWLINS WEAKENS.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You want to see Motor Matt?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's why I came.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You want to see Motor Matt?"
third-person singular of “weaken” — lessen the strength of
From this reading MART RAWLINS WEAKENS.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "That's why I came.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Hello, Lorry!" said Rawlins, hesitating, just over the threshold, as though a little undecided as to how he would be received.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You want to see Motor Matt?"
Chapter 14 of Motor Matt's Prize by Stanley R. Matthews holds 130 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 14 holds 130 sentences of Motor Matt's Prize, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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