Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Submarine is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Submarine is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MIXED MESSAGES. "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness. Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me. For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings. Nodding habbens.
Chapter 3 of Motor Matt's Submarine is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with gloom
From this reading “"I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.”
plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “MIXED MESSAGES.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “MIXED MESSAGES.”
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading “Nodding habbens.”
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.”
glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
From this reading “"I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.”
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading “For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.”
plural of “tay” — a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading “For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.”
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In this reading “For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.”
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
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From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
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From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
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From this reading Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me.
with gloom
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
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From this reading Nodding habbens.
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From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
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From this reading Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
a state in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
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From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
having no employment
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me.
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From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
plural of “message” — a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading MIXED MESSAGES.
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From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading MIXED MESSAGES.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me.
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From this reading Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading Nodding habbens.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me.
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
glazed and salted cracker typically in the shape of a loose knot
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
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From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
plural of “tay” — a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For six tays, now, ve haf peen loafing in New Orleans, und eferyt'ing vas so keviet as some Quaker meedings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Id geds on my nerfs, yah, so helup me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you somet'ing," said Carl Pretzel gloomily, "I don'd like hanging aroundt mitoudt any pitzness.
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