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Chapter 2 of The Hunter Cats of Connorloa is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No more do I," replied Mr. Connor. "But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers. And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?" "We'd have to feed them, sir," said Jim. "So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."
Chapter 2 of The Hunter Cats of Connorloa is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"”
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading “"But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.”
provide as food
From this reading “"We'd have to feed them, sir," said Jim.”
plural of “gopher” — a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
From this reading “"But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “"So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"No more do I," replied Mr. Connor.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"”
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(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 And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
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From this reading "No more do I," replied Mr. Connor.
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading "But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No more do I," replied Mr. Connor.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
provide as food
From this reading "We'd have to feed them, sir," said Jim.
plural of “gopher” — a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
From this reading "But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No more do I," replied Mr. Connor.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
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From this reading "We'd have to feed them, sir," said Jim.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."
engage in
From this reading "So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."
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From this reading "So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No more do I," replied Mr. Connor.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "No more do I," replied Mr. Connor.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."
not any; not one
From this reading "No more do I," replied Mr. Connor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No more do I," replied Mr. Connor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We'd have to feed them, sir," said Jim.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "We'd have to feed them, sir," said Jim.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.
in the near future
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But I do not dislike them so much as I dislike gophers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So many's that, they'd never make all their living off gophers."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We'd have to feed them, sir," said Jim.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
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From this reading "We'd have to feed them, sir," said Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And don't you see, if we have twenty, and they all hunt gophers as well as she does, we'll soon have the place cleared?"
Chapter 2 of The Hunter Cats of Connorloa by Helen Hunt Jackson holds 497 sentences, grouped into 100 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.
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