Chapter 16 of Catty Atkins is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Catty Atkins is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town. It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state. Catty turned in. “What’s the idee?” says I. “Goin’ to buy some respectable furniture, too?”
Chapter 16 of Catty Atkins is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““Goin’ to buy some respectable furniture, too?””
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
From this reading “Catty turned in.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.”
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading ““Goin’ to buy some respectable furniture, too?””
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.”
In this reading ““Goin’ to buy some respectable furniture, too?””
In this reading “It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Goin’ to buy some respectable furniture, too?”
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
From this reading Catty turned in.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Goin’ to buy some respectable furniture, too?”
the act of departing
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What’s the idee?” says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the idee?” says I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading “Goin’ to buy some respectable furniture, too?”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “What’s the idee?” says I.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “Goin’ to buy some respectable furniture, too?”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
up to a particular time
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Goin’ to buy some respectable furniture, too?”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Catty turned in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a furniture-store, and it looked big enough to hold furniture enough to fill every house in the state.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We kept going till we got to one of the biggest stores in town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the idee?” says I.
Chapter 16 of Catty Atkins by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 16 holds 262 sentences of Catty Atkins, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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