Chapter 1 of Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
McClure, Phillips & Co. McCLURE, PHILLIPS & CO. "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red. "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer. Why should I, now?
Chapter 1 of Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “"Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.”
at any time
From this reading “"Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “"Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “"And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.”
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “"Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.”
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(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 "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
lacking funds
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading McClure, Phillips & Co.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
at any time
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McClure, Phillips & Co.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Why should I, now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McClure, Phillips & Co.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should I, now?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "And one of the curiousest things in it is that I think it's queer.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should I, now?
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Of all the worlds I ever broke into, this one's the most curious," said Red.
Chapter 1 of Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters by Henry Wallace Phillips holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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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