Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Promise is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Promise is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRICKED! "What time is it, Cassidy?" "A little after eleven, cap'n." "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here." "You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.
Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Promise is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being one more than ten
From this reading “"A little after eleven, cap'n."”
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “"Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “"Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “"Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “"You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “"Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “"Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."”
past form of “trick” — deceive somebody
From this reading “TRICKED!”
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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 little after eleven, cap'n."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.
later than; following
From this reading "A little after eleven, cap'n."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A little after eleven, cap'n."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What time is it, Cassidy?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.
being one more than ten
From this reading "A little after eleven, cap'n."
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What time is it, Cassidy?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What time is it, Cassidy?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "A little after eleven, cap'n."
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Nearly an hour, then, before Motor Matt gets here."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "What time is it, Cassidy?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.
past form of “trick” — deceive somebody
From this reading TRICKED!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What time is it, Cassidy?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You told him not to come afore midnight, cap'n.
Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Promise by Stanley R. Matthews holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 5 holds 147 sentences of Motor Matt's Promise, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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