Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909 is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909 is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MATT BEGINS A SEARCH. Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady. "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know. Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent. Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!
Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909 is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading “Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.”
-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action
From this reading “Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.”
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.”
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “MATT BEGINS A SEARCH.”
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading “Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.”
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading “Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.”
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading “Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!”
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.
show anger or indignation
In this reading “Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.”
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 MATT BEGINS A SEARCH.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading MATT BEGINS A SEARCH.
-ing form of “bristle” — be in a state of movement or action
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
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From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
clothing in general
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!
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From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
past form of “fool” — make a fool or dupe of
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading MATT BEGINS A SEARCH.
an engineering university in Cambridge
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
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From this reading Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading MATT BEGINS A SEARCH.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
hurting
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!
not tangled
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Carl, having untangled himself from the barrel, brushed off his clothes and rubbed his sore spots, came bristling up to O'Grady.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
From this reading Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ve lose vone t'ousant tollars py vat you do!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oof you hatn't fooled mit us, t'ings vould haf peen tifferent.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You vas grazy," he cried, "so grazy as I don'd know.
Chapter 6 of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909 by Stanley R. Matthews holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 6 holds 133 sentences of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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