Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Queer Find is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Queer Find is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLOTTERS. "You're a good one, Proctor!" Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands. "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way. Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"
Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Queer Find is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “"This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.”
plural of “plotter” — a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
From this reading “THE PLOTTERS.”
someone who supervises (an examination)
From this reading “"You're a good one, Proctor!"”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.”
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading “Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"”
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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 "You're a good one, Proctor!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
any thing at all
From this reading Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"
at any time
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "You're a good one, Proctor!"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You're a good one, Proctor!"
above and across; more than
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
plural of “plotter” — a planner who draws up a personal scheme of action
From this reading THE PLOTTERS.
someone who supervises (an examination)
From this reading "You're a good one, Proctor!"
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOTTERS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jurgens was saying, leaning over the chest and rubbing his hands.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "This is the biggest piece of luck that ever came my way.
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Did Whistler have anything to do with it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're a good one, Proctor!"
Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Queer Find by Stanley R. Matthews holds 139 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.
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