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Kitty Canary: A Novel
Kitty Canary: A Novel

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.
Miss Bettie Simcoe told me.
It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.
Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.
Miss Bettie added that on her own account.
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Kitty Canary: A Novel

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of Kitty Canary: A Novel is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.
Line 2
Miss Bettie Simcoe told me.
Line 3
It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.
Line 4
Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.
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Miss Bettie added that on her own account.

Learner Dictionary

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.

account noun US /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading “Miss Bettie added that on her own account.”

bottom noun US /ˈbɑːtəm/

the lower side of anything

From this reading “It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.”

break verb US /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading “I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.”

chance noun US /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading “Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.”

Elizabeth noun US /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading “I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.”

independence noun US /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/

freedom from control or influence of another or others

From this reading “Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.”

information noun US /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading “It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.”

spurt verb US /spɜːrt/

gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

From this reading “Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.”

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accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Miss Bettie added that on her own account.

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Miss Bettie added that on her own account.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

Bettie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Miss Bettie Simcoe told me.

bottomnounUS /ˈbɑːtəm/

the lower side of anything

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

chancenounUS /tʃæns/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

comesnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

deadadjectiveUS /ded/

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

didn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

independencenounUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendəns/

freedom from control or influence of another or others

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

informationnounUS /ˌɪnfərˈmeɪʃən/

a message received and understood

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Miss Bettie Simcoe told me.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading Miss Bettie Simcoe told me.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

nightnounUS /naɪt/

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Miss Bettie added that on her own account.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Miss Bettie added that on her own account.

readyadjectiveUS /ˈredi/

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

Simcoe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Miss Bettie Simcoe told me.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

spurtverbUS /spɜːrt/

gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Miss Bettie added that on her own account.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Miss Bettie Simcoe told me.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It took Miss Bettie some time to get at the bottom of it, but Elizabeth told her last night, and this morning I was given the information at the first moment Miss Bettie could get me to herself.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Elizabeth was dead right in the stand she took, but her little spurt of independence didn't last long, and she is now ready to give in when the chance comes to give.

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

Whythe

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I have just found out why Elizabeth and Whythe had their break.

Chapter 23 of Kitty Canary: A Novel by Kate Langley Bosher holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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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