Chapter 14 of Motor Matt's Triumph is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Motor Matt's Triumph is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE LAST MINUTE. At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train. The man was Slocum. Slocum was taken immediately to jail. His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
Chapter 14 of Motor Matt's Triumph is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.”
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading “His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.”
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading “At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.”
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading “Slocum was taken immediately to jail.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.”
a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
From this reading “At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.”
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading “His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.”
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.
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In this reading “His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.”
In this reading “At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.”
the latest possible moment
In this reading “AT THE LAST MINUTE.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.”
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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 At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE LAST MINUTE.
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Slocum was taken immediately to jail.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence)
From this reading Slocum was taken immediately to jail.
immediately past
From this reading AT THE LAST MINUTE.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading AT THE LAST MINUTE.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
a member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man was Slocum.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading His nerve had entirely failed him and he was in a pitiable state of collapse.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Slocum was taken immediately to jail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE LAST MINUTE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
create by training and teaching
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
hard to endure
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
which person or people
From this reading At midnight, Monday night, the police of Ottawa arrested a man who was trying to get out of town on a freight train.
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