Chapter 6 of The Cat is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Cat is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock. Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three. Admiral Togo had gone. Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure. 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
Chapter 6 of The Cat is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “Admiral Togo had gone.”
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading “'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.”
-ing form of “route” — send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
From this reading “Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.”
a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
From this reading “Admiral Togo had gone.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.”
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 “ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.”
In this reading “Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.”
In this reading “ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading Admiral Togo had gone.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
(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 ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
set up or found
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Admiral Togo had gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
engage in
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
lost temporarily; as especially put in an unaccustomed or forgotten place
From this reading 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
used to form the superlative
From this reading ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
and nothing more
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
-ing form of “route” — send documents or materials to appropriate destinations
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading 'I can't surely have mislaid him,' we heard her muttering.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
a republic on the western coast of Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; formerly under French control
From this reading Admiral Togo had gone.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ONE LESS THAN FOUR We all had a most terrible shock.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mother had been asleep too, but she missed Togo first, and went routing about among us to make quite sure.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Waking up from our afternoon sleep, we found that instead of being four, we were only three.
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