Chapter 3 of Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head. "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice. "I want a pair of shoes for myself." "Ho, ho!" laughed the little old woman. "So my fine Sir Cat would have a pair of shoes?"
Chapter 3 of Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse is here in full — 472 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading “"Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “"So my fine Sir Cat would have a pair of shoes?"”
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading “"I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.”
having or revealing stupidity
From this reading “"Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “"I want a pair of shoes for myself."”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “"I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.”
a particular situation
From this reading “"I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.”
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “"Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a woman who is old
In this reading “"Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.”
In this reading “"I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading "So my fine Sir Cat would have a pair of shoes?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "So my fine Sir Cat would have a pair of shoes?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
having or revealing stupidity
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So my fine Sir Cat would have a pair of shoes?"
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading "Ho, ho!" laughed the little old woman.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Ho, ho!" laughed the little old woman.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I want a pair of shoes for myself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "I want a pair of shoes for myself."
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
a particular situation
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
term of address for a man
From this reading "So my fine Sir Cat would have a pair of shoes?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So my fine Sir Cat would have a pair of shoes?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don't want shoes for my Good Gray Horse," said Puss, in a disgusted tone of voice.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "So my fine Sir Cat would have a pair of shoes?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, a blacksmith, you goosey!" cried the little old woman, tossing her head.
Chapter 3 of Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse by David Cory holds 472 sentences, grouped into 95 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 3 holds 472 sentences of Puss in Boots, Jr., and the Good Gray Horse, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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