Chapter XIV of Pussy Black-Face, “My Sister Gives a Lecture,” is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter XIV of Pussy Black-Face, “My Sister Gives a Lecture,” is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat. She says she wants to go back to the city. I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification. That old Blizzard is a reprobate. He was the originator of the whole thing.
Chapter XIV of Pussy Black-Face, “My Sister Gives a Lecture,” is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading “That old Blizzard is a reprobate.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.”
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.”
having knowledge and spiritual insight
From this reading “The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.”
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading “I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.”
someone who creates new things
From this reading “He was the originator of the whole thing.”
reject (documents) as invalid
From this reading “That old Blizzard is a reprobate.”
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.
In this reading “He was the originator of the whole thing.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “She says she wants to go back to the city.”
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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 That old Blizzard is a reprobate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She says she wants to go back to the city.
a storm with widespread snowfall accompanied by strong winds
From this reading That old Blizzard is a reprobate.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.
plural of “cat” — feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading She says she wants to go back to the city.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
having knowledge and spiritual insight
From this reading The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She says she wants to go back to the city.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was the originator of the whole thing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was the originator of the whole thing.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That old Blizzard is a reprobate.
someone who creates new things
From this reading He was the originator of the whole thing.
above and across; more than
From this reading The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.
reject (documents) as invalid
From this reading That old Blizzard is a reprobate.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She says she wants to go back to the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She says she wants to go back to the city.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That old Blizzard is a reprobate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The mole-hunt is over, and Serena is an enlightened cat.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
a special situation
From this reading He was the originator of the whole thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She says she wants to go back to the city.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading She says she wants to go back to the city.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was the originator of the whole thing.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading He was the originator of the whole thing.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I wish I could get her there, for these country cats have covered her with confusion and mortification.
Chapter 14 of Pussy Black-Face by Marshall Saunders holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 14 holds 221 sentences of Pussy Black-Face, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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