Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Race is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Race is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES. "Arrested!" Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed. "That's right! Don't it knock you slabsided?
Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Race is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “"Arrested!"”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.”
the boundary of a surface
From this reading “Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Don't it knock you slabsided?”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.”
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading “A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.”
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In this reading “Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.”
In this reading “Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.”
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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 VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading "Arrested!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't it knock you slabsided?
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't it knock you slabsided?
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Don't it knock you slabsided?
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't it knock you slabsided?
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matt staggered back and dropped on the edge of the bed.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading A VICTIM OF CIRCUMSTANCES.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't it knock you slabsided?
Chapter 5 of Motor Matt's Race by Stanley R. Matthews holds 149 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 149 sentences of Motor Matt's Race, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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