Chapter 1 of Soffrona and Her Cat Muff is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Soffrona and Her Cat Muff is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOFFRONA AND HER _CAT MUFF_. Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c. &c._ [Entered at Stationers’ Hall.] SOFFRONA AND HER CAT MUFF. Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much. She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
Chapter 1 of Soffrona and Her Cat Muff is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.”
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “&c._ [Entered at Stationers’ Hall.] SOFFRONA AND HER CAT MUFF.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.”
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.”
a warm tubular covering for the hands
From this reading “&c._ [Entered at Stationers’ Hall.] SOFFRONA AND HER CAT MUFF.”
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading “&c._ [Entered at Stationers’ Hall.] SOFFRONA AND HER CAT MUFF.”
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 “She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.”
tolerate or accommodate oneself to
In this reading “Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much.”
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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 Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SOFFRONA AND HER _CAT MUFF_.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading &c._ [Entered at Stationers’ Hall.] SOFFRONA AND HER CAT MUFF.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading SOFFRONA AND HER _CAT MUFF_.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
dearly loved
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading &c._ [Entered at Stationers’ Hall.] SOFFRONA AND HER CAT MUFF.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading &c._ [Entered at Stationers’ Hall.] SOFFRONA AND HER CAT MUFF.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SOFFRONA AND HER _CAT MUFF_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much.
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much.
held dear
From this reading Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much.
a warm tubular covering for the hands
From this reading SOFFRONA AND HER _CAT MUFF_.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “LITTLE HENRY & HIS BEARER,” _&c.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
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From this reading SOFFRONA AND HER _CAT MUFF_.
plural of “stationer” — a merchant who sells writing materials and office supplies
From this reading &c._ [Entered at Stationers’ Hall.] SOFFRONA AND HER CAT MUFF.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
precisely as stated
From this reading Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was not the lady’s own child, but she was as dear to that lady as if she had been so, and the child always called her mamma.
which person or people
From this reading Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little Soffrona lived with a lady who loved her very much.
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