Chapter 4 of Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
7. At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me. But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them! 8. In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
Chapter 4 of Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!”
staying power
From this reading “But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.”
move an implement through
From this reading “But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.”
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.”
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From this reading 7.
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From this reading 8.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
set up or found
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
intense and profound fear
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
immediately past
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
staying power
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
move an implement through
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading In my other troubles I had at least been able to move a little.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last I thought that I had eaten enough and had better tear myself away before I had taken more than was good for me.
at the time that
From this reading But, to my horror, I found that when I tried to lift up my legs I could not stir them!
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