Chapter 11 of The Egyptian Cat Mystery is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Egyptian Cat Mystery is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten. He went over and picked up three large pieces. There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter. He walked over and held the pieces out. The man with the pistol took one and examined it.
Chapter 11 of The Egyptian Cat Mystery is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “The man with the pistol took one and examined it.”
young domestic cat
From this reading “Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “He went over and picked up three large pieces.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “The man with the pistol took one and examined it.”
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading “Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.”
small or little relative to something else
From this reading “There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.”
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.”
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.
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take and lift upward
In this reading “He went over and picked up three large pieces.”
In this reading “He went over and picked up three large pieces.”
In this reading “Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.”
hold a review (of troops)
In this reading “He went over and picked up three large pieces.”
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 There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went over and picked up three large pieces.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading The man with the pistol took one and examined it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went over and picked up three large pieces.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading He walked over and held the pieces out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The man with the pistol took one and examined it.
young domestic cat
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He went over and picked up three large pieces.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man with the pistol took one and examined it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The man with the pistol took one and examined it.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He walked over and held the pieces out.
above and across; more than
From this reading He went over and picked up three large pieces.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading He went over and picked up three large pieces.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading He went over and picked up three large pieces.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading The man with the pistol took one and examined it.
a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (“rick” and “wrick” are British)
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He went over and picked up three large pieces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The man with the pistol took one and examined it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He went over and picked up three large pieces.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked over and held the pieces out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Third Brother Smiles Rick was nearest to the broken kitten.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went over and picked up three large pieces.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man with the pistol took one and examined it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There were a few smaller ones, but he didn't think they would matter.
Chapter 11 of The Egyptian Cat Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 11 holds 157 sentences of The Egyptian Cat Mystery, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Egyptian Cat Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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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