Chapter 6 of Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks. She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers. Betty thought Snowdrop a bad mother. Questions: 1. What other creatures did Betty see in the yard?
Chapter 6 of Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “* * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.”
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “What other creatures did Betty see in the yard?”
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading “She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “* * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.”
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading “She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Questions: 1.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “* * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “What other creatures did Betty see in the yard?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading Questions: 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Betty thought Snowdrop a bad mother.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Betty thought Snowdrop a bad mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Betty thought Snowdrop a bad mother.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
plural of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading * * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading What other creatures did Betty see in the yard?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading * * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.
adult female chicken
From this reading * * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What other creatures did Betty see in the yard?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Betty thought Snowdrop a bad mother.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading * * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading What other creatures did Betty see in the yard?
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Questions: 1.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What other creatures did Betty see in the yard?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
common anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowers
From this reading Betty thought Snowdrop a bad mother.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading * * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Betty thought Snowdrop a bad mother.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took more care of her children than the duck did of hers.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading * * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What other creatures did Betty see in the yard?
produce a literary work
From this reading * * * * * _Write:_ The hen had now twelve chicks.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading What other creatures did Betty see in the yard?
Chapter 6 of Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales by Edith [Editor] Carrington holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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 6 holds 362 sentences of Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Dick and His Cat, and Other Tales by Edith [Editor] Carrington exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 362 sentences, grouped into 73 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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