The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt

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THE SEARCH FOR MYSA.

“Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

“That could hardly have been,” Jethro replied, “for I should have told you that your mother returned early this morning to the house with many relatives, and that all were weeping and mourning round the body of your father.

Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

“Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?”

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Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE SEARCH FOR MYSA. “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story. “That could hardly have been,” Jethro replied, “for I should have told you that your mother returned early this morning to the house with many relatives, and that all were weeping and mourning round the body of your father. Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.” “Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?”

The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE SEARCH FOR MYSA.

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“Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

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Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

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“Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?”

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bore verb US /bɔːr/

cause to be bored

From this reading ““Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?””

misfortunes noun US /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading ““Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?””

mourning noun US /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

From this reading ““That could hardly have been,” Jethro replied, “for I should have told you that your mother returned early this morning to the house with many relatives, and that all were weeping and mourning round the body of your father.”

relatives noun US /ˈrelətɪvz/

plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage

Ruth noun US /ruːθ/

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading ““Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.”

search verb US /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading “THE SEARCH FOR MYSA.”

suggested verb US /səˈdʒestɪd/

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading ““Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.”

weeping adjective US /ˈwiːpɪŋ/

showing sorrow

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SEARCH FOR verb + particle

In this reading “THE SEARCH FOR MYSA.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 “That could hardly have been,” Jethro replied, “for I should have told you that your mother returned early this morning to the house with many relatives, and that all were weeping and mourning round the body of your father.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

boreverbUS /bɔːr/

cause to be bored

From this reading “Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?”

Chebron

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From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?”

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE SEARCH FOR MYSA.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/

only a very short time before

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading “Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?”

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

how

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From this reading “Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

Jethro

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From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

Lyptis

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From this reading Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

misfortunesnounUS /mɪˈsfɔːrtʃənz/

plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event

From this reading “Did you hear how my mother bore her misfortunes, Jethro?”

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

mourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

MYSA

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From this reading THE SEARCH FOR MYSA.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/

plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

roundnounUS /raʊnd/

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

RuthnounUS /ruːθ/

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

SEARCHverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading THE SEARCH FOR MYSA.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

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 “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

suggestedverbUS /səˈdʒestɪd/

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE SEARCH FOR MYSA.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/

showing sorrow

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading “Perhaps Ruth had gone to tell my mother that Mysa was lost,” Chebron suggested when Jethro had gone so far in his story.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Had Ruth gone to her, she would either have returned with her, or Lyptis would have heard where she was.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

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