Chapter 13 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 13 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.
A CLOSE CALL. "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt. It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist. Long before the way could be cleared, Brisco would be upon them. And what had become of Spangler.
Chapter 13 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.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading “It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.”
someone who travels by air
From this reading “It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.”
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading “It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.”
be silly or tease one another
From this reading “"Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “"Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “"Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.”
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “"Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.”
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.
a hopeless or desperate enterprise
In this reading “It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.”
In this reading “"Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.”
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 A CLOSE CALL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And what had become of Spangler.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before the way could be cleared, Brisco would be upon them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Long before the way could be cleared, Brisco would be upon them.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A CLOSE CALL.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Long before the way could be cleared, Brisco would be upon them.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A CLOSE CALL.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
someone who travels by air
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And what had become of Spangler.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
be silly or tease one another
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Long before the way could be cleared, Brisco would be upon them.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And what had become of Spangler.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Long before the way could be cleared, Brisco would be upon them.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Long before the way could be cleared, Brisco would be upon them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a forlorn hope, for the pounding of the Red Flier could be heard around the turn, coming up hand over fist.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Long before the way could be cleared, Brisco would be upon them.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what had become of Spangler.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Long before the way could be cleared, Brisco would be upon them.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "Pile out, Josh, and get busy with those rocks!" yelled Matt.
Chapter 13 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 13 holds 139 sentences of Motor Matt's Red Flyer — No. 6, April 3, 1909, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 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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