Chapter 10 of Caught in a Trap is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Caught in a Trap is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your affectionate daughter, "Carry. "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.' Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten. Please excuse Abigail for helping me off. I bullied her into doing it.
Chapter 10 of Caught in a Trap is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “"Your affectionate daughter, "Carry.”
inflected form of “bully” — be bossy towards
From this reading “I bullied her into doing it.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Please excuse Abigail for helping me off.”
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading “Please excuse Abigail for helping me off.”
young domestic cat
From this reading “Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.”
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading “Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.”
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading “Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “"P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'”
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 “"Your affectionate daughter, "Carry.”
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please excuse Abigail for helping me off.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading "Your affectionate daughter, "Carry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
inflected form of “bully” — be bossy towards
From this reading I bullied her into doing it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Your affectionate daughter, "Carry.
a female human offspring
From this reading "Your affectionate daughter, "Carry.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I bullied her into doing it.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Please excuse Abigail for helping me off.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Please excuse Abigail for helping me off.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
From this reading Please excuse Abigail for helping me off.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I bullied her into doing it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bullied her into doing it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I bullied her into doing it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I bullied her into doing it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
young domestic cat
From this reading Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please excuse Abigail for helping me off.
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Please excuse Abigail for helping me off.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
obscene terms for penis
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please excuse Abigail for helping me off.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
express in words
From this reading Tell Mortimer he can have my Persian kitten.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "P.S.--Algernon says to give you his love, and he tells you to `keep your pecker up.'
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your affectionate daughter, "Carry.
Chapter 10 of Caught in a Trap by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 10 holds 432 sentences of Caught in a Trap, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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