Chapter 28 of Ted Strong's Motor Car Or, Fast and Furious is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Ted Strong's Motor Car Or, Fast and Furious is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TED'S GREAT VICTORY. "I tell you I'll never stand for it." The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand. "It's a go. The race goes to Magpie on a foul."
Chapter 28 of Ted Strong's Motor Car Or, Fast and Furious is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “The race goes to Magpie on a foul."”
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading “The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.”
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading “The race goes to Magpie on a foul."”
any competition
From this reading “The race goes to Magpie on a foul."”
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading “The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.”
possessive form of “ted” — a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “TED'S GREAT VICTORY.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “TED'S GREAT VICTORY.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "It's a go.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I tell you I'll never stand for it."
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading The race goes to Magpie on a foul."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "It's a go.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading The race goes to Magpie on a foul."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading TED'S GREAT VICTORY.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you I'll never stand for it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you I'll never stand for it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I tell you I'll never stand for it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a go.
a book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call
From this reading The race goes to Magpie on a foul."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I tell you I'll never stand for it."
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The race goes to Magpie on a foul."
any competition
From this reading The race goes to Magpie on a foul."
a deep prolonged loud noise
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "I tell you I'll never stand for it."
possessive form of “ted” — a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading TED'S GREAT VICTORY.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you I'll never stand for it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The race goes to Magpie on a foul."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading TED'S GREAT VICTORY.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The voice of big Ben Tremont could be heard roaring above the noise made by the crowd around the judges' stand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you I'll never stand for it."
Chapter 28 of Ted Strong's Motor Car Or, Fast and Furious by Edward C. Taylor holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 28 holds 151 sentences of Ted Strong's Motor Car Or, Fast and Furious, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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