Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909 is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909 is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RED FLIER GETS A LOAD. Motor Matt didn't know what to think. The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile. First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets. There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.
Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909 is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.”
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading “The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.”
being one more than seventeen
From this reading “First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.”
someone who travels by air
From this reading “THE RED FLIER GETS A LOAD.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.”
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading “THE RED FLIER GETS A LOAD.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Motor Matt didn't know what to think.”
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.”
a young female
In this reading “First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.”
In this reading “There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE RED FLIER GETS A LOAD.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Motor Matt didn't know what to think.
coming down freely under the influence of gravity
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
being one more than seventeen
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
at any time
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
someone who travels by air
From this reading THE RED FLIER GETS A LOAD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
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 THE RED FLIER GETS A LOAD.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.
moving with great haste
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Motor Matt didn't know what to think.
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading THE RED FLIER GETS A LOAD.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Motor Matt didn't know what to think.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Motor Matt didn't know what to think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE RED FLIER GETS A LOAD.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading There was a look of intense relief on her pretty face.
cut with a saw
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RED FLIER GETS A LOAD.
in or at that place or location
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Motor Matt didn't know what to think.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Motor Matt didn't know what to think.
in the direction of
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The queerest lot of people he ever saw were dropping out of the trees and hurrying toward the automobile.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Motor Matt didn't know what to think.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading First, there was a young woman of seventeen or eighteen, wearing a dust-coat and gauntlets.
Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909 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.
Chapter 3 holds 139 sentences of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909 by Stanley R. Matthews exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 139 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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