Chapter 1 of Thirty Degrees Cattywonkus is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Thirty Degrees Cattywonkus is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare. One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house. And they were newlyweds. And were still a mite flighty. And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.
Chapter 1 of Thirty Degrees Cattywonkus is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading “And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.”
guided by whim and fancy
From this reading “And were still a mite flighty.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “_It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.”
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading “And were still a mite flighty.”
plural of “newlywed” — someone recently married
From this reading “And they were newlyweds.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “_It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.”
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading “One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.”
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 “And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.”
In this reading “_It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.”
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 _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
past form of “account” — be the sole or primary factor in the existence, acquisition, supply, or disposal of something
From this reading And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And they were newlyweds.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.
guided by whim and fancy
From this reading And were still a mite flighty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
the act of departing
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
engage in
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
a slight but appreciable amount
From this reading And were still a mite flighty.
in a nasty ill-tempered manner
From this reading One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.
plural of “newlywed” — someone recently married
From this reading And they were newlyweds.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.
not in physical motion
From this reading And were still a mite flighty.
carry out
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And they were newlyweds.
a special situation
From this reading And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _It doesn't take a heap of leaving to make any house a nightmare.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.
a sudden or mysterious disappearance
From this reading One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And they were newlyweds.
during the time that
From this reading And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading And for a while that accounted for the whole thing.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One vanishing door will do nastily._ It was a tremendous house.
Chapter 1 of Thirty Degrees Cattywonkus by James Bell holds 379 sentences, grouped into 76 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 1 holds 379 sentences of Thirty Degrees Cattywonkus, unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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