Chapter 8 of Motor Matt's Submarine is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Motor Matt's Submarine is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRUITLESS SEARCH. "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue. "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her." "How could that have happened?" "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
Chapter 8 of Motor Matt's Submarine is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading “"Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."”
aimlessly drifting
From this reading “"That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.”
unproductive of success
From this reading “A FRUITLESS SEARCH.”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “"When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “"That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.”
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading “"When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.”
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading “"Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “"That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.”
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In this reading “"Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “"When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.”
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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 FRUITLESS SEARCH.
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
aimlessly drifting
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
unproductive of success
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "How could that have happened?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "How could that have happened?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How could that have happened?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
and nothing more
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading A FRUITLESS SEARCH.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
transport commercially
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
in the near future
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That boat was adrift!" cried Matt, as soon as he could find his tongue.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
at the time that
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
during the time that
From this reading "When the boys got back to the ship, the boat must have been left at the steamer's side while the luggage was being secured.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," answered the captain in a tense voice, "and only Dick and Carl were aboard of her."
Chapter 8 of Motor Matt's Submarine by Stanley R. Matthews holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 8 holds 102 sentences of Motor Matt's Submarine, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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