Chapter 4 of It's like this, cat is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of It's like this, cat is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again. Maybe the beach, in the fall. Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day. The train is pulling into Fourteenth Street. I shout, “Hey, how about we go to the beach again this fall?
Chapter 4 of It's like this, cat is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading “Maybe the beach, in the fall.”
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading “Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day.”
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading “The train is pulling into Fourteenth Street.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe the beach, in the fall.”
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading “The train is pulling into Fourteenth Street.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “I shout, “Hey, how about we go to the beach again this fall?”
showing curiosity
From this reading “So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.”
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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 Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I shout, “Hey, how about we go to the beach again this fall?
anew
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Maybe the beach, in the fall.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Maybe the beach, in the fall.
coming next after the thirteenth in position
From this reading The train is pulling into Fourteenth Street.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I shout, “Hey, how about we go to the beach again this fall?
come to pass
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shout, “Hey, how about we go to the beach again this fall?
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
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From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maybe the beach, in the fall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The train is pulling into Fourteenth Street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day.
by chance
From this reading Maybe the beach, in the fall.
the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you
From this reading The train is pulling into Fourteenth Street.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
an educational institution
From this reading Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let’s see, a school holiday—Columbus Day.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading I shout, “Hey, how about we go to the beach again this fall?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The train is pulling into Fourteenth Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Maybe the beach, in the fall.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I shout, “Hey, how about we go to the beach again this fall?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train is pulling into Fourteenth Street.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I shout, “Hey, how about we go to the beach again this fall?
showing curiosity
From this reading So I’m wondering how I can happen to run into her again.
Chapter 4 of It's like this, cat by Emily Neville holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 4 holds 410 sentences of It's like this, cat, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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