Chapter 9 of The Turtles of Tasman is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Turtles of Tasman is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"An' I don't want to see anything like it again. That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body. An' Rocky's stick four inches long. The cat got him. You couldn't see one from t'other.
Chapter 9 of The Turtles of Tasman is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.”
past form of “bunch” — form into a bunch
From this reading “That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.”
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “An' Rocky's stick four inches long.”
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading “An' Rocky's stick four inches long.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.”
not tense or taut
From this reading “That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “An' Rocky's stick four inches long.”
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anew
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
(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 That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
any thing at all
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
past form of “bunch” — form into a bunch
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading The cat got him.
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From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
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From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.
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From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The cat got him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cat got him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
From this reading An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
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 An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.
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From this reading An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
not tense or taut
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading An' Rocky's stick four inches long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cat got him.
up to a particular time
From this reading That cat'd bunched back an' down till it had all of six feet slack in its body.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "An' I don't want to see anything like it again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You couldn't see one from t'other.
Chapter 9 of The Turtles of Tasman by Jack London holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 417 sentences of The Turtles of Tasman, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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