Chapter 12 of Cat o' mountain is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Cat o' mountain is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman. In her face now burned dull anger. “Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned. “Wha’d ye go an’ leave that cup ther’ for? Ye fool!”
Chapter 12 of Cat o' mountain is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “In her face now burned dull anger.”
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading “In her face now burned dull anger.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading ““Wha’d ye go an’ leave that cup ther’ for?”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.”
past form of “drone” — make a monotonous low dull sound
From this reading ““Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned.”
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “In her face now burned dull anger.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.”
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading “THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.”
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In this reading “THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading In her face now burned dull anger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading In her face now burned dull anger.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Wha’d ye go an’ leave that cup ther’ for?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned.
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.
past form of “drone” — make a monotonous low dull sound
From this reading “Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading In her face now burned dull anger.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In her face now burned dull anger.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading Ye fool!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Wha’d ye go an’ leave that cup ther’ for?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Wha’d ye go an’ leave that cup ther’ for?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her face now burned dull anger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her face now burned dull anger.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.
go away from a place
From this reading “Wha’d ye go an’ leave that cup ther’ for?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading In her face now burned dull anger.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Wha’d ye go an’ leave that cup ther’ for?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wha’d ye go an’ leave that cup ther’ for?
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE LAW COMES Douglas stopped, wheeled, stared at the woman.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Ther’ now, ye went an’ done it,” she droned.
Chapter 12 of Cat o' mountain by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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 12 holds 215 sentences of Cat o' mountain, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Cat o' mountain by Arthur O. (Arthur Olney) Friel exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 215 sentences, grouped into 43 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.
Work through the 43 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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