Chapter 4 of The cats' Arabian nights, or, King Grimalkum is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The cats' Arabian nights, or, King Grimalkum is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again. “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side. Only two. The others were gone. Very soon even these two were taken from me.
Chapter 4 of The cats' Arabian nights, or, King Grimalkum is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading ““I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “The others were gone.”
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading ““When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ““I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading ““When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.”
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading ““When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.”
in the near future
From this reading “Very soon even these two were taken from me.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Very soon even these two were taken from me.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
divisible by two
From this reading Very soon even these two were taken from me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Very soon even these two were taken from me.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The others were gone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Very soon even these two were taken from me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.
and nothing more
From this reading Only two.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others were gone.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.
in the near future
From this reading Very soon even these two were taken from me.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Very soon even these two were taken from me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The others were gone.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Very soon even these two were taken from me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very soon even these two were taken from me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was not dead, or if I was dead I came to life again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.
at the time that
From this reading “When I came to life again two of my kittens were playing by my side.
Chapter 4 of The cats' Arabian nights, or, King Grimalkum by Abby Morton Diaz holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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 4 holds 432 sentences of The cats' Arabian nights, or, King Grimalkum, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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