Chapter 6 of Pussy Black-Face is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Pussy Black-Face is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world? It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much. All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat. This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary. My head ached with the effort.
Chapter 6 of Pussy Black-Face is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “My head ached with the effort.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.”
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.”
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cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.”
In this reading “All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.”
In this reading “My head ached with the effort.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading My head ached with the effort.
at or in the front
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading My head ached with the effort.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My head ached with the effort.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?
-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All night I dreamed of the poor Common cat.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
precisely as stated
From this reading It seems as if cats can't plan ahead very much.
at the time that
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My head ached with the effort.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading MY FIRST FIGHT Aren't things queer in this world?
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading This morning when I woke up I began to worry about introducing her to little Mary.
Chapter 6 of Pussy Black-Face by Marshall Saunders holds 374 sentences, grouped into 75 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 6 holds 374 sentences of Pussy Black-Face, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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