Chapter 1 of Kitty Carter, Canteen Girl is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Kitty Carter, Canteen Girl is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!” Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister. “There’s Daddy!” “Where?” Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
Chapter 1 of Kitty Carter, Canteen Girl is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““There’s Daddy!””
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!””
plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
From this reading “Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!””
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading “Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.”
In this reading “Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “There’s Daddy!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
plural of “file” — a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s Daddy!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading All names, characters, and events in this story are entirely fictitious “Oh, Kitty, look!”
soldiers collectively
From this reading Kitty asked as she searched the files of marching troops for a look at her dad.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Little Billy Carter jumped up and down in delight beside his tall sister.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where?”
Chapter 1 of Kitty Carter, Canteen Girl by Ruby Lorraine Radford holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 1 holds 429 sentences of Kitty Carter, Canteen Girl, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Kitty Carter, Canteen Girl by Ruby Lorraine Radford exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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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About 317 minutes of reading across 763 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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