Chapter 1 of Motor Matt's Race is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Motor Matt's Race is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TROUBLE ON THE ROAD. "Ye're afeared! Yah, that's what ye are! Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'. Go ahead!
Chapter 1 of Motor Matt's Race is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
at or in the front
From this reading “Go ahead!”
possessive form of “matt” — the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “TROUBLE ON THE ROAD.”
made afraid
From this reading “Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “TROUBLE ON THE ROAD.”
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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proceed (with a plan of action)
In this reading “Go ahead!”
travelling about
In this reading “TROUBLE ON THE ROAD.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a pronunciation of afraid
From this reading "Ye're afeared!
at or in the front
From this reading Go ahead!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yah, that's what ye are!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go ahead!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
possessive form of “matt” — the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TROUBLE ON THE ROAD.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading TROUBLE ON THE ROAD.
made afraid
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yah, that's what ye are!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TROUBLE ON THE ROAD.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
a source of difficulty
From this reading TROUBLE ON THE ROAD.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Motor Matt's scared, an' I never thought ye was afeared o' nothin'.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Yah, that's what ye are!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yah, that's what ye are!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Yah, that's what ye are!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye're afeared!
Chapter 1 of Motor Matt's Race by Stanley R. Matthews holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 1 holds 110 sentences of Motor Matt's Race, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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