Chapter 1 of Pussy and Her Language is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Pussy and Her Language is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARVIN R. CLARK. Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language. ALPHONSE LEON GRIMALDI, F.R.S., etc. CHAPTERS. I.--"IT WAS THE CAT."
Chapter 1 of Pussy and Her Language is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.”
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTERS.”
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “MARVIN R. CLARK.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.”
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading “Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.”
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading “ALPHONSE LEON GRIMALDI, F.R.S., etc.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.”
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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 Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALPHONSE LEON GRIMALDI, F.R.S., etc.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTERS.
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading MARVIN R. CLARK.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALPHONSE LEON GRIMALDI, F.R.S., etc.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading ALPHONSE LEON GRIMALDI, F.R.S., etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALPHONSE LEON GRIMALDI, F.R.S., etc.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.--"IT WAS THE CAT."
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I.--"IT WAS THE CAT."
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain
From this reading ALPHONSE LEON GRIMALDI, F.R.S., etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARVIN R. CLARK.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading MARVIN R. CLARK.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ALPHONSE LEON GRIMALDI, F.R.S., etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I.--"IT WAS THE CAT."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Including a Paper on the Wonderful Discovery of the Cat Language.
Chapter 1 of Pussy and Her Language by Marvin R. Clark holds 428 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.
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