Chapter 4 of Catty Atkins is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Catty Atkins is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying. Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious. Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word. “Mornin’,” says I. “Mornin’,” says Catty.
Chapter 4 of Catty Atkins is here in full — 276 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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side by side
From this reading “Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.”
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading “Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.”
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
From this reading “Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.”
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
From this reading “Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.”
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.”
flesh of young or small pike
From this reading “Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.”
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading “Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.”
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.”
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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 Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.
side by side
From this reading Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
a swampy arm or slow-moving outlet of a lake (term used mainly in Mississippi and Louisiana)
From this reading Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mornin’,” says I.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
flesh of young or small pike
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “Mornin’,” says I.
small crude shelter used as a dwelling
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Atkins was sitting on his log, fishing for pickerel and looking pretty sober and dubious.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
in or at the place that
From this reading Next morning bright and early I hustled down to the shanty where Catty and his father were staying.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Catty was sitting alongside of him, looking into the bayou and never saying a word.
Chapter 4 of Catty Atkins by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 276 sentences, grouped into 56 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 276 sentences of Catty Atkins, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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