Chapter 7 of The White Cat is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The White Cat is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, you like him, then?" I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy. "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw. "What makes you think he’ll come?" "I telephoned to him this morning, and he said he might.
Chapter 7 of The White Cat is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “inflection” — a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
From this reading “I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.”
treat with contempt
From this reading “I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “"Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “"Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.”
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading “"Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “"I telephoned to him this morning, and he said he might.”
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “"Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.”
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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 "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I telephoned to him this morning, and he said he might.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "What makes you think he’ll come?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
the act of giving
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I telephoned to him this morning, and he said he might.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What makes you think he’ll come?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, you like him, then?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
plural of “inflection” — a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Oh, you like him, then?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "What makes you think he’ll come?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I telephoned to him this morning, and he said he might.
treat with contempt
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I telephoned to him this morning, and he said he might.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you like him, then?"
uttered with a trill
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading "I telephoned to him this morning, and he said he might.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Oh, you like him, then?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What makes you think he’ll come?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I telephoned to him this morning, and he said he might.
touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I said, giving my voice the inflections of mock jealousy.
(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 "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What makes you think he’ll come?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Not as well as I do you," she said, rolling a little nearer me to tickle my ear with her straw.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you like him, then?"
Chapter 7 of The White Cat by Gelett Burgess holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 411 sentences of The White Cat, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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