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The Rubáiyát of a Persian Kitten
The Rubáiyát of a Persian Kitten

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Rubáiyát of a Persian Kitten is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .
Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.
The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.
They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.
Then rise, O Kitten!
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The Rubáiyát of a Persian Kitten

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Rubáiyát of a Persian Kitten is here in full — 53 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .
Line 2
Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.
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The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.
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They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.
/ðeɪ seɪ ðə ˈɜːrli bɜːrd ðə wɜːrm ʃæl teɪst/
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Then rise, O Kitten!
/ðen raɪz oʊ ˈkɪtən/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Cat noun US /kæt/

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.”

Kitten noun US /ˈkɪtən/

young domestic cat

From this reading “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .”

Mouse noun US /maʊs/

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.”

Paw verb US /pɔː/

scrape with the paws

From this reading “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.”

Persian noun US /ˈpɜːrʒən/

a native or inhabitant of Iran

From this reading “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .”

Press verb US /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading “Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.”

Wake verb US /weɪk/

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading “The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.”

Worm noun US /wɜːrm/

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading “They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

BirdnounUS /bɜːrd/

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.

brightadjectiveUS /braɪt/

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

CatnounUS /kæt/

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.

DarknessnounUS /ˈdɑːrknəs/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

DawnnounUS /dɔːn/

the first light of day

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

DenounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.

EarlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.

every-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

flightnounUS /flaɪt/

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

GoldenadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊldən/

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

KittennounUS /ˈkɪtən/

young domestic cat

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .

LightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

Mcmvi

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.

meansnounUS /miːnz/

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

MousenounUS /maʊs/

any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .

OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading Then rise, O Kitten!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .

PawverbUS /pɔː/

scrape with the paws

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

PersiannounUS /ˈpɜːrʒən/

a native or inhabitant of Iran

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .

PlainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

PressverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

riseverbUS /raɪz/

move upward

From this reading Then rise, O Kitten!

Rubaiyat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.

Scribner's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.

simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/

having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

SonsnounUS /sʌnz/

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.

SpeechnounUS /spiːtʃ/

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

tasteverbUS /teɪst/

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then rise, O Kitten!

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

Unoriental

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From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

Vinne

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons Mcmvi The De Vinne Press.

WakeverbUS /weɪk/

be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten Wake! for the Golden Cat has put to flight The Mouse of Darkness with his Paw of Light: Which means, in Plain and simple every-day Unoriental Speech--The Dawn is bright.

WormnounUS /wɜːrm/

any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae

From this reading They say the Early Bird the Worm shall taste.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading The Rubaiyat of a Persian Kitten New York .

Chapter 1 of The Rubáiyát of a Persian Kitten by Oliver Herford holds 53 sentences, grouped into 11 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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Chapter 1 holds 53 sentences of The Rubáiyát of a Persian Kitten, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.

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Rubaiyat
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Persian
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Kitten
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Charles
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