Chapter I
LONDON AND NEW YORK. Kronheim & Co., London. OUR PETS. This is Pol-ly's own cat, Top-sy. She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
Our Pets
Chapter I
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LONDON
AND
NEW
YORK.
Kronheim &
Co.,
London.
OUR
PETS.
This
is
Pol-ly's
own
cat,
Top-sy.
She
looks
ve-ry
prim
and
quiet;
but
if
you
play
with
her,
you
will
find
she
is
a
ve-ry
mer-ry
lit-tle
cat.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
LONDON
AND
NEW
YORK.
Line 2
Kronheim &
Co.,
London.
Line 3
OUR
PETS.
Line 4
This
is
Pol-ly's
own
cat,
Top-sy.
Line 5
She
looks
ve-ry
prim
and
quiet;
but
if
you
play
with
her,
you
will
find
she
is
a
ve-ry
mer-ry
lit-tle
cat.
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
cat
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From this reading This is Pol-ly's own cat, Top-sy.
Co
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From this reading Kronheim & Co., London.
find
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From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is Pol-ly's own cat, Top-sy.
Kronheim
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From this reading Kronheim & Co., London.
lit-tle
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From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
LONDON
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From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK.
looks
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From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
mer-ry
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From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
NEW
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From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR PETS.
own
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From this reading This is Pol-ly's own cat, Top-sy.
PETS
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From this reading OUR PETS.
play
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From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
Pol-ly's
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From this reading This is Pol-ly's own cat, Top-sy.
prim
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From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
quiet
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From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is Pol-ly's own cat, Top-sy.
Top-sy
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From this reading This is Pol-ly's own cat, Top-sy.
ve-ry
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From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.
YORK
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From this reading LONDON AND NEW YORK.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She looks ve-ry prim and quiet; but if you play with her, you will find she is a ve-ry mer-ry lit-tle cat.