Chapter 4 of Cat and Dog is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Cat and Dog is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONTENTS.--1. The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2. A Lump of Coal.--3. Some Hot Water.--4. A Piece of Sugar.--5.
Chapter 4 of Cat and Dog is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “A Lump of Coal.--3.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “CONTENTS.--1.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “Some Hot Water.--4.”
a compact mass
From this reading “A Lump of Coal.--3.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “A Piece of Sugar.--5.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “A Piece of Sugar.--5.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading CONTENTS.--1.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Lump of Coal.--3.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some Hot Water.--4.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Piece of Sugar.--5.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2.
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading A Lump of Coal.--3.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading CONTENTS.--1.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Some Hot Water.--4.
a compact mass
From this reading A Lump of Coal.--3.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading A Piece of Sugar.--5.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some Hot Water.--4.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading A Piece of Sugar.--5.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Story of a Cup of Tea.--2.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Some Hot Water.--4.
Chapter 4 of Cat and Dog by Julia Charlotte, -1864 Maitland holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 4 holds 391 sentences of Cat and Dog, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Cat and Dog by Julia Charlotte, -1864 Maitland exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 391 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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