Chapter 10 of The White Cat is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The White Cat is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then of course she’s not, either?" "No more than a child, or an idiot. She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples. She’s a disintegrated self, imperfectly functioned. All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
Chapter 10 of The White Cat is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “disintegrate” — break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
From this reading “She’s a disintegrated self, imperfectly functioned.”
past form of “function” — perform as expected when applied
From this reading “She’s a disintegrated self, imperfectly functioned.”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “"No more than a child, or an idiot.”
in an imperfect or faulty way
From this reading “She’s a disintegrated self, imperfectly functioned.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “She’s a disintegrated self, imperfectly functioned.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.”
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.
as might be expected
In this reading “"Then of course she’s not, either?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "No more than a child, or an idiot.
(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 All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "No more than a child, or an idiot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "No more than a child, or an idiot.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Then of course she’s not, either?"
past form of “disintegrate” — break into parts or components or lose cohesion or unity
From this reading She’s a disintegrated self, imperfectly functioned.
one or the other of two
From this reading "Then of course she’s not, either?"
past form of “function” — perform as expected when applied
From this reading She’s a disintegrated self, imperfectly functioned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading "No more than a child, or an idiot.
in an imperfect or faulty way
From this reading She’s a disintegrated self, imperfectly functioned.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No more than a child, or an idiot.
not any; not one
From this reading "No more than a child, or an idiot.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then of course she’s not, either?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then of course she’s not, either?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "No more than a child, or an idiot.
a human being
From this reading All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
Identical; not different.
From this reading All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading She’s a disintegrated self, imperfectly functioned.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then of course she’s not, either?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
express in speech
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No more than a child, or an idiot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then of course she’s not, either?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
interact in a certain way
From this reading All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
the act of using
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading All the same we have, of course, to treat her as quite another person.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She uses your body and your mind, but she hasn’t, so to speak, the use of your moral scruples.
Chapter 10 of The White Cat by Gelett Burgess holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 409 sentences of The White Cat, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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