Chapter 2 of Three Little Kittens is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Three Little Kittens is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree. "Hello, kits!" he said. He had a comfortable, lazy look. He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers. "Where have you been?" asked Jazbury.
Chapter 2 of Three Little Kittens is here in full — 593 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading “He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, kits!" he said.”
plural of “kit” — a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"Hello, kits!" he said.”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “He had a comfortable, lazy look.”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.”
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading “But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.”
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 “But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.”
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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 He had a comfortable, lazy look.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where have you been?" asked Jazbury.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where have you been?" asked Jazbury.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading He had a comfortable, lazy look.
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had a comfortable, lazy look.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where have you been?" asked Jazbury.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hello, kits!" he said.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, kits!" he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where have you been?" asked Jazbury.
plural of “kit” — a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "Hello, kits!" he said.
moving slowly and gently
From this reading He had a comfortable, lazy look.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He had a comfortable, lazy look.
a particular point in time
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hello, kits!" he said.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
-ing form of “stroll” — walk leisurely and with no apparent aim
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
very small
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where have you been?" asked Jazbury.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading He was licking his lips, and there was a tiny feather sticking to one of his whiskers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where have you been?" asked Jazbury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But at this moment Yowler came strolling around from behind the tree.
Chapter 2 of Three Little Kittens by Katharine Pyle holds 593 sentences, grouped into 119 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 2 holds 593 sentences of Three Little Kittens, unabridged, divided into 119 reading sections.
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