Chapter 15 of Motor Matt's Triumph is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Motor Matt's Triumph is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST HALF OF THE RACE. Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily. Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances. The morning was bright and sunny. There was not a cloud in the sky.
Chapter 15 of Motor Matt's Triumph is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “There was not a cloud in the sky.”
the act of removing or getting rid of something
From this reading “Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.”
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading “Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “The morning was bright and sunny.”
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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 There was not a cloud in the sky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The morning was bright and sunny.
plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading There was not a cloud in the sky.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
the act of removing or getting rid of something
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE RACE.
the act of departing
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE RACE.
come to pass
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not a cloud in the sky.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
and nothing more
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The morning was bright and sunny.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a cloud in the sky.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE RACE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
any competition
From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE RACE.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There was not a cloud in the sky.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading The morning was bright and sunny.
carry out
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST HALF OF THE RACE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not a cloud in the sky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Elimination would be going on steadily, and it was just as well to see what was going to happen before taking the long chances.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Motor Matt had made up his mind, before starting, that he would take the first round steadily and easily.
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