Chapter 5 of The Lost Kitty is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Lost Kitty is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNGRATEFUL SON. "Hatty is all ready now, ma." "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents. "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor. The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
Chapter 5 of The Lost Kitty is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading “"In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.”
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading “"It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.”
first in order of birth
From this reading “The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “"It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “"It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.”
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.”
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “THE UNGRATEFUL SON.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.”
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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 "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
(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 "Hatty is all ready now, ma."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
dearly loved
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
first in order of birth
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
a social unit living together
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hatty is all ready now, ma."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
a lack of gratitude
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Hatty is all ready now, ma."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
immediately past
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
the act of departing
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Hatty is all ready now, ma."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Hatty is all ready now, ma."
on one occasion
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
plural of “parent” — a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Hatty is all ready now, ma."
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
a male human offspring
From this reading THE UNGRATEFUL SON.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
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 "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNGRATEFUL SON.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
not feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading THE UNGRATEFUL SON.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It is not a very long story, my dear; but it shows God's displeasure at ingratitude to parents.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
which person or people
From this reading "In Birmingham, England, there once lived a family who were poor.
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading The father died, at last, and all the younger children, leaving the widow with her two eldest sons.
Chapter 5 of The Lost Kitty by Madeline Leslie holds 34 sentences, grouped into 7 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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