Three little kittens who lost their mittens

Chapter II

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Chapter 2 of Three little kittens who lost their mittens by Laura Rountree Smith holds 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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.

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Chapter 2 holds 66 sentences of Three little kittens who lost their mittens, unabridged, divided into 14 reading sections.

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OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

There was no fire in the kitchen stove.

Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

It might be better, it might be worse.”

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Three little kittens who lost their mittens

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Three little kittens who lost their mittens is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

Line 2

They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

Line 3

There was no fire in the kitchen stove.

Line 4

Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

Line 5

It might be better, it might be worse.”

Learner Dictionary

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Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “It might be better, it might be worse.””

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Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

began

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From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

believe

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From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

better

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From this reading It might be better, it might be worse.”

brave

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From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

CATASTROPHE

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

cry

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From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

crying

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

Dot

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

downstairs

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From this reading They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

fire

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From this reading There was no fire in the kitchen stove.

hungry

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

I'll

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From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was no fire in the kitchen stove.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It might be better, it might be worse.”

kitchen

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From this reading There was no fire in the kitchen stove.

little

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From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading It might be better, it might be worse.”

morning

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

MOTHER

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

Next

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There was no fire in the kitchen stove.

nowhere

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From this reading They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

OLD

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

ran

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From this reading They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

said

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From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

seen

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From this reading They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

sing

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From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

stove

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From this reading There was no fire in the kitchen stove.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading There was no fire in the kitchen stove.

There

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From this reading There was no fire in the kitchen stove.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

Tot

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

Trot

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

verse

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From this reading Dot and Tot began to cry but brave little Trot said, “I believe I’ll sing a little verse.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading They ran downstairs but Old Mother Catastrophe was nowhere to be seen.

woke

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From this reading OLD MOTHER CATASTROPHE Next morning Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “I am hungry, I am hungry, I am hungry.”

worse

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From this reading It might be better, it might be worse.”

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