Chapter 16 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I. “Go ahead and sleep,” says Catty. “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn. The difficulty,” says I, “is where to put my feet.” “Um....
Chapter 16 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in the front
From this reading ““Go ahead and sleep,” says Catty.”
recorded for broadcast
From this reading ““Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.”
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
From this reading ““Go ahead and sleep,” says Catty.”
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading ““Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.”
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading “The difficulty,” says I, “is where to put my feet.””
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading ““A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.”
by chance
From this reading ““Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading ““Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.”
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 ““A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.”
proceed (with a plan of action)
In this reading ““Go ahead and sleep,” says Catty.”
In this reading ““Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.”
In this reading ““Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.”
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 “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
at or in the front
From this reading “Go ahead and sleep,” says Catty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Go ahead and sleep,” says Catty.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
recorded for broadcast
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
any of various units of weight used in southeastern Asia (especially a Chinese measure equal to 500 grams)
From this reading “Go ahead and sleep,” says Catty.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The difficulty,” says I, “is where to put my feet.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
at any time
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The difficulty,” says I, “is where to put my feet.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go ahead and sleep,” says Catty.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The difficulty,” says I, “is where to put my feet.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
by chance
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The difficulty,” says I, “is where to put my feet.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The difficulty,” says I, “is where to put my feet.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um....
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “Maybe it can be done,” says I, “but I haven’t ever got used to sleeping on the corner of a case of canned corn.
in or at the place that
From this reading The difficulty,” says I, “is where to put my feet.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A little sleep wouldn’t do me any harm,” says I.
Chapter 16 of Catty Atkins, Sailorman by Clarence Budington Kelland holds 185 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 16 holds 185 sentences of Catty Atkins, Sailorman, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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