Chapter 12 of Motor Matt's Reverse is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Motor Matt's Reverse is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REVELATION FOR MATT. Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety. What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success. Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair? What did they contain?
Chapter 12 of Motor Matt's Reverse is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
From this reading “Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?”
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “What did they contain?”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “A REVELATION FOR MATT.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “A REVELATION FOR MATT.”
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading “Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.”
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 “Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.”
In this reading “Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.”
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 REVELATION FOR MATT.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
include or contain; have as a component
From this reading What did they contain?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A REVELATION FOR MATT.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
the literary culture
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading A REVELATION FOR MATT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A REVELATION FOR MATT.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did they contain?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What did alarm him, though, was the plot which Murgatroyd seemed to be putting through with so much success.
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading Motor Matt, in spite of his helpless situation, was not at all worried about his own safety.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Why had the broker written the letters to Cameron, McGlory, and Mrs. Traquair?
Chapter 12 of Motor Matt's Reverse by Stanley R. Matthews holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 12 holds 115 sentences of Motor Matt's Reverse, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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