Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Short Circuit is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Short Circuit is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PEG TO HANG SUSPICIONS ON. "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak. "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it! Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke." "That's a nice way to explain it!" growled Burton.
Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Short Circuit is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading “"Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “"That's a nice way to explain it!" growled Burton.”
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
From this reading “Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke."”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “"Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.”
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading “"Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.”
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “"Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “"I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!”
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading “A PEG TO HANG SUSPICIONS ON.”
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.
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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 PEG TO HANG SUSPICIONS ON.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading "That's a nice way to explain it!" growled Burton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion
From this reading Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
a very small circular shape
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "That's a nice way to explain it!" growled Burton.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke."
take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "That's a nice way to explain it!" growled Burton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke."
be suspended or hanging
From this reading A PEG TO HANG SUSPICIONS ON.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
past form of “mumble” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "That's a nice way to explain it!" growled Burton.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A PEG TO HANG SUSPICIONS ON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
a wooden pin pushed or driven into a surface
From this reading A PEG TO HANG SUSPICIONS ON.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somepody must haf put him dere for a choke."
express in speech
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading A PEG TO HANG SUSPICIONS ON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a nice way to explain it!" growled Burton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A PEG TO HANG SUSPICIONS ON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I hat dot in my bocket und don'd know nodding aboudt it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "That's a nice way to explain it!" growled Burton.
at the time that
From this reading "Vell, oof dot don'd grab der banner!" mumbled Carl, when he was finally able to speak.
Chapter 9 of Motor Matt's Short Circuit by Stanley R. Matthews holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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 9 holds 130 sentences of Motor Matt's Short Circuit, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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