Chapter 5 of Daisy: The Autobiography of a Cat is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Daisy: The Autobiography of a Cat is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The father of the family was a big, jolly old man. His only fault was his piety. Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry. The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy. Her husband said, "Marier wanted to be a big bug."
Chapter 5 of Daisy: The Autobiography of a Cat is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
From this reading “Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.”
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading “Her husband said, "Marier wanted to be a big bug."”
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading “The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.”
annoyed and irritable
From this reading “The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.”
interpret in the wrong way
From this reading “Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.”
easily agitated
From this reading “The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.”
righteousness by virtue of being pious
From this reading “His only fault was his piety.”
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.
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In this reading “The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.”
In this reading “Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.”
summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
In this reading “Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her husband said, "Marier wanted to be a big bug."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate
From this reading Her husband said, "Marier wanted to be a big bug."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
a social unit living together
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
possessive form of “farmer” — a person who operates a farm
From this reading The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading His only fault was his piety.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
annoyed and irritable
From this reading The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband said, "Marier wanted to be a big bug."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His only fault was his piety.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband said, "Marier wanted to be a big bug."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her husband said, "Marier wanted to be a big bug."
interpret in the wrong way
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
easily agitated
From this reading The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
and nothing more
From this reading His only fault was his piety.
righteousness by virtue of being pious
From this reading His only fault was his piety.
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion
From this reading The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Her husband said, "Marier wanted to be a big bug."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Now do not misunderstand this remark, for I have been brought up to respect true religion, but I do hate bigotry.
precisely as stated
From this reading The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Her husband said, "Marier wanted to be a big bug."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The father of the family was a big, jolly old man.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The farmer's wife was a large, red-faced woman, and very nervous and fussy.
Chapter 5 of Daisy: The Autobiography of a Cat by Miranda Eliot Swan holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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