Chapter 3 of The alley cat's kitten is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The alley cat's kitten is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones. “Oh, Mother!” interrupted Kenneth. “Mother!” they both said together. “Yes, dears, they’re perfectly lovely. But where did they come from?”
Chapter 3 of The alley cat's kitten is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/98 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.”
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading ““Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading ““Oh, Mother!” interrupted Kenneth.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading ““Yes, dears, they’re perfectly lovely.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ““Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““Yes, dears, they’re perfectly lovely.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading ““Mother!” they both said together.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading ““Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.”
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 ““Yes, dears, they’re perfectly lovely.”
In this reading “But where did they come from?””
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.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.
the two together, not just one
From this reading “Mother!” they both said together.
not breathing or able to breathe except with difficulty
From this reading “Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But where did they come from?”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But where did they come from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, dears, they’re perfectly lovely.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But where did they come from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But where did they come from?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Oh, Mother!” interrupted Kenneth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Mother!” interrupted Kenneth.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “Yes, dears, they’re perfectly lovely.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Mother!” interrupted Kenneth.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Yes, dears, they’re perfectly lovely.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mother!” they both said together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mother!” they both said together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, dears, they’re perfectly lovely.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Mother!” they both said together.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Mother!” began Eunice, in breathless tones.
in or at the place that
From this reading But where did they come from?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, dears, they’re perfectly lovely.
Chapter 3 of The alley cat's kitten by Caroline Fuller holds 493 sentences, grouped into 99 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 3 holds 493 sentences of The alley cat's kitten, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The alley cat's kitten by Caroline Fuller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 493 sentences, grouped into 99 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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