Chapter 25 of The Curlytops touring around is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Curlytops touring around is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin. Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked: “What’s the matter?” “Trouble heard a cat crying. It’s out in the rain.
Chapter 25 of The Curlytops touring around is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading ““Trouble heard a cat crying.”
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.”
demanding attention
From this reading “THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.”
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading “Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:”
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.”
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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 “Trouble heard a cat crying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Trouble heard a cat crying.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
demanding attention
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
only a very short time before
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s out in the rain.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It’s out in the rain.
precisely, exactly
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
From this reading Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
a source of difficulty
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading THE RIGHT BOX Hardly stopping to think why Trouble should claim as his the pussy that was crying in the night, Mrs. Martin started out of the cabin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her husband, sleeping in the other cabin with Ted, heard her and asked:
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