Chapter 35 of The Rat Race is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Rat Race is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me. She was really a nice girl. My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate. When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears. She liked me.
Chapter 35 of The Rat Race is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.”
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading “My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.”
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading “When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.”
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for 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.
In this reading “When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.”
In this reading “She was really a nice girl.”
In this reading “I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was really a nice girl.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
possessing an education (especially having more than average knowledge)
From this reading My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
a young female
From this reading She was really a nice girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading She liked me.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading She was really a nice girl.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She was really a nice girl.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was really a nice girl.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
at the time that
From this reading When she entered the room I used to rear up and place my forepaws on her shoulders and lick her ears.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was lying down in the kitchen, near the stove, on an old rug which Mary-Myrtle had spread for me.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading My educated nose informed me that she was kind, young and affectionate.
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