Chapter 6 of Dick and his cat is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dick and his cat is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The ship went on her way. It was more than a year when they got to that far off land. The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack. He left the ship when he got to the land, and went to see the king. The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.
Chapter 6 of Dick and his cat is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.”
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.”
transport commercially
From this reading “The ship went on her way.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.”
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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 It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He left the ship when he got to the land, and went to see the king.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He left the ship when he got to the land, and went to see the king.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The ship went on her way.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading He left the ship when he got to the land, and went to see the king.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He left the ship when he got to the land, and went to see the king.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ship went on her way.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He left the ship when he got to the land, and went to see the king.
transport commercially
From this reading The ship went on her way.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ship went on her way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The ship went on her way.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The ship went on her way.
at the time that
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
which person or people
From this reading The man who took the cat, had, as was said, the name of Jack.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The king was glad to see Jack, and told him, he must stay and dine with him.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was more than a year when they got to that far off land.
Chapter 6 of Dick and his cat by Mary Ellis holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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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