Chapter 6 of Daisy: The Autobiography of a Cat is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Daisy: The Autobiography of a Cat is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me. At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock. He thinks I am proud." So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar. Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
Chapter 6 of Daisy: The Autobiography of a Cat is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading “At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.”
having been got the better of
From this reading “So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.”
a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
From this reading “At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “He thinks I am proud."”
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading “Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.”
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In this reading “I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.”
In this reading “Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.”
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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 Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
later than; following
From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading He thinks I am proud."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
immediately past
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
having been got the better of
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
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From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading He thinks I am proud."
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading At last I said to myself: "It is my collar and padlock.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading He thinks I am proud."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
up to a particular time
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
plural of “turn” — a circular segment of a curve
From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Then I walked out, and after a few turns in the garden I saw Pedro on the grounds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I thought of every reason why he was so cool to me.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading So I worked and worked till I got the padlock up on my back, and then I licked down my fur to cover my collar.
Chapter 6 of Daisy: The Autobiography of a Cat by Miranda Eliot Swan holds 446 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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