Chapter 10 of Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My name is Toots. Why, I have not the slightest idea. But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names. If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate. What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
Chapter 10 of Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading “If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.”
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.”
clarify by giving an example of
From this reading “What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.”
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading “What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “Why, I have not the slightest idea.”
plural of “toot” — a blast of a horn
From this reading “My name is Toots.”
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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 If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, I have not the slightest idea.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, I have not the slightest idea.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Why, I have not the slightest idea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
clarify by giving an example of
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Toots.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Toots.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name is Toots.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Why, I have not the slightest idea.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
in other respects or ways
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
by chance
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Why, I have not the slightest idea.
express a supposition
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
required or under orders
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why, I have not the slightest idea.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
plural of “toot” — a blast of a horn
From this reading My name is Toots.
precisely as stated
From this reading But I suppose very few people--cats or otherwise--are consulted about their own names.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What qualities of mind or body my name was supposed to illustrate, I have not to this hour a notion.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I have not the slightest idea.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If they were, these would perhaps be, as a rule, more appropriate.
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