Chapter 1 of Ten Kittens is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Ten Kittens is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.” To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated. PREFACE. The stories of the ten kittens told in this book are true to life. They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
Chapter 1 of Ten Kittens is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with affection
From this reading “To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.”
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading “To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.”
possessive form of “grant” — any monetary aid
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading “The stories of the ten kittens told in this book are true to life.”
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “PREFACE.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading “To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.”
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 “They have been gathered from here and there over the country.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
with affection
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The stories of the ten kittens told in this book are true to life.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
brought together in one place
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
possessive form of “grant” — any monetary aid
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading The stories of the ten kittens told in this book are true to life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The stories of the ten kittens told in this book are true to life.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
above and across; more than
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading PREFACE.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The stories of the ten kittens told in this book are true to life.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The stories of the ten kittens told in this book are true to life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have been gathered from here and there over the country.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The stories of the ten kittens told in this book are true to life.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The stories of the ten kittens told in this book are true to life.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Author of “Grant’s Old Star;” “The Story of David;” “Thoughts Along the Way.”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
which person or people
From this reading To the children who are interested in the welfare of their pets, this little volume is affectionately dedicated.
Chapter 1 of Ten Kittens by G. A. Puckett holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 1 holds 439 sentences of Ten Kittens, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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