Chapter 12 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.” “How so?” says I. “That chart, of course. They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House. Of course there was rotten luck in it.
Chapter 12 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 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 ““The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.””
a visual display of information
From this reading ““That chart, of course.”
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading “They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.””
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Of course there was rotten luck in it.”
very bad
From this reading “Of course there was rotten luck in it.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading ““The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.””
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as might be expected
In this reading ““That chart, of course.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
a visual display of information
From this reading “That chart, of course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “That chart, of course.
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How so?” says I.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How so?” says I.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of course there was rotten luck in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Of course there was rotten luck in it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
very bad
From this reading Of course there was rotten luck in it.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “How so?” says I.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That chart, of course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of course there was rotten luck in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course there was rotten luck in it.
in or at the place that
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading They’d never have known where to dig if I hadn’t fixed up that chart and wished it on Mr. House.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “The worst of it is,” says Catty, “it’s all our fault.”
Chapter 12 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 182 sentences of Catty Atkins, Sailorman, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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