Chapter 6 of It's like this, cat is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of It's like this, cat is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else. It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything. “What’s that?” I ask. “It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.
Chapter 6 of It's like this, cat is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading ““It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ““It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
any thing at all
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s that?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s called ‘The Moldau’—that’s a river in Europe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s that?”
an affirmative
From this reading I ask her if she has any Belafonte, and she says, “Yes, a couple,” but she puts on something else.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading It’s slow, but sort of powerful, and it makes you feel kind of powerful yourself, as if you could do anything.
Chapter 6 of It's like this, cat by Emily Neville holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of It's like this, cat, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of It's like this, cat by Emily Neville exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 6 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading It's like this, cat by Emily Neville on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2879 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #24921 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #24921, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 239 minutes of reading across 576 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through It's like this, cat section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 7 chapters of It's like this, cat to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in It's like this, cat, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
