Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Promise is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Promise is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW MAN TAKES A HAND. It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans. Matt's first call was at police headquarters. Here Jurgens was left, and a bit of a surprise was sprung. The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
Chapter 16 of Motor Matt's Promise is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.”
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading “It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.”
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “Matt's first call was at police headquarters.”
possessive form of “matt” — the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Matt's first call was at police headquarters.”
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Here Jurgens was left, and a bit of a surprise was sprung.”
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a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought
In this reading “Matt's first call was at police headquarters.”
In this reading “The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.”
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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 NEW MAN TAKES A HAND.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Matt's first call was at police headquarters.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Here Jurgens was left, and a bit of a surprise was sprung.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Matt's first call was at police headquarters.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Matt's first call was at police headquarters.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading A NEW MAN TAKES A HAND.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading Matt's first call was at police headquarters.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Jurgens was left, and a bit of a surprise was sprung.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here Jurgens was left, and a bit of a surprise was sprung.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Here Jurgens was left, and a bit of a surprise was sprung.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A NEW MAN TAKES A HAND.
possessive form of “matt” — the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Matt's first call was at police headquarters.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW MAN TAKES A HAND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here Jurgens was left, and a bit of a surprise was sprung.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Matt's first call was at police headquarters.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading The assistant chief, Fetterman by name, was on duty, and the arrival of Jurgens created a mild sensation.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Here Jurgens was left, and a bit of a surprise was sprung.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Here Jurgens was left, and a bit of a surprise was sprung.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading A NEW MAN TAKES A HAND.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
at the time that
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was midnight when the automobile and its passengers from Bayou Yamousa rolled into New Orleans.
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