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Chapter 12 of Nero, the Circus Lion: His Many Adventures is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake. His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared. Oh, such a loud roar as he gave! The ground shook. "There!
Chapter 12 of Nero, the Circus Lion: His Many Adventures is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.”
plural of “chase” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading “His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.”
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading “His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.”
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading “His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.”
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading “NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.”
a vagrant
From this reading “NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.”
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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 NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, such a loud roar as he gave!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
possessive form of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
plural of “chase” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
the outside boundary or surface of something
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The ground shook.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, such a loud roar as he gave!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Oh, such a loud roar as he gave!
long coarse hair growing from the crest of the animal's neck
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, such a loud roar as he gave!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Oh, such a loud roar as he gave!
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading The ground shook.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, such a loud roar as he gave!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There!
a vagrant
From this reading NERO AND THE TRAMP Nero, the circus lion, gave himself a big shake.
at the time that
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading His mane, or big fringe of hair around his neck, stood out like the fur on your cat's back when a dog chases her, and then Nero roared.
Chapter 12 of Nero, the Circus Lion: His Many Adventures by Richard Barnum holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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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