Chapter 1 of Minnie's Pet Cat is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Minnie's Pet Cat is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LOVING PUSS. Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat. She was an elegant creature. Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange. Her eyes were large, bright, and affectionate in expression.
Chapter 1 of Minnie's Pet Cat is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Her eyes were large, bright, and affectionate in expression.”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “She was an elegant creature.”
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.”
preside over
From this reading “Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.”
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading “Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “THE LOVING PUSS.”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.”
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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 Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Her eyes were large, bright, and affectionate in expression.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was an elegant creature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Her eyes were large, bright, and affectionate in expression.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She was an elegant creature.
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading She was an elegant creature.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Her eyes were large, bright, and affectionate in expression.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes were large, bright, and affectionate in expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her eyes were large, bright, and affectionate in expression.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her eyes were large, bright, and affectionate in expression.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading THE LOVING PUSS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.
preside over
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading THE LOVING PUSS.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was an elegant creature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOVING PUSS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fidelle, Minnie's second pet, was a beautiful tortoise-shell cat.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her eyes were large, bright, and affectionate in expression.
a Caucasian
From this reading Her fur was of moderate length, of pure black, white, and reddish orange.
Chapter 1 of Minnie's Pet Cat by Madeline Leslie holds 55 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.
Chapter 1 holds 55 sentences of Minnie's Pet Cat, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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