Chapter 22 of Catty Atkins is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Catty Atkins is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store. Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was. “What you got there?” says he. “Churn,” says Catty. “What you going to do with it?”
Chapter 22 of Catty Atkins is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
From this reading ““Churn,” says Catty.”
stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading “We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.”
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.”
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading “We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.”
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading “Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.”
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.”
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 “We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
From this reading “Churn,” says Catty.
stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What you going to do with it?”
plural of “drawing” — an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
the act of departing
From this reading “What you going to do with it?”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “What you got there?” says he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
past form of “hustle” — cause to move furtively and hurriedly
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What you going to do with it?”
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
a loud and disturbing noise
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “What you got there?” says he.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “What you got there?” says he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We drove home as fast as we could and hustled the churn into Atkins & Phillips’s store.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What you going to do with it?”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Jack was in the other room working on some drawings, and he came in to see what the racket was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What you got there?” says he.
Chapter 22 of Catty Atkins by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 22 holds 164 sentences of Catty Atkins, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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