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Three little kittens who lost their mittens
Three little kittens who lost their mittens

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Three little kittens who lost their mittens is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Laura Rountree Smith • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 4 of Three little kittens who lost their mittens by Laura Rountree Smith holds 60 sentences, grouped into 12 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 4 holds 60 sentences of Three little kittens who lost their mittens, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #71710, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?
Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”
Old Mother Kit-Cat answered, “What do you know about Bears?
You cannot understand Bear Language.”
“Boo hoo, boo hoo,” cried the Three Little Kittens, “Old Mother Kit-Cat we must find our mittens.”
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Three little kittens who lost their mittens

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Three little kittens who lost their mittens is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?
Line 2
Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”
Line 3
Old Mother Kit-Cat answered, “What do you know about Bears?
Line 4
You cannot understand Bear Language.”
Line 5
“Boo hoo, boo hoo,” cried the Three Little Kittens, “Old Mother Kit-Cat we must find our mittens.”

Learner Dictionary

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Old Mother Kit-Cat answered, “What do you know about Bears?”

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May modal verb US /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?”

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Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading ““Boo hoo, boo hoo,” cried the Three Little Kittens, “Old Mother Kit-Cat we must find our mittens.””

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat answered, “What do you know about Bears?

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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answered

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat answered, “What do you know about Bears?

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Bear

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From this reading You cannot understand Bear Language.”

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BEARS

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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Boo

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From this reading “Boo hoo, boo hoo,” cried the Three Little Kittens, “Old Mother Kit-Cat we must find our mittens.”

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cannot

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From this reading You cannot understand Bear Language.”

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coming

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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cried

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From this reading “Boo hoo, boo hoo,” cried the Three Little Kittens, “Old Mother Kit-Cat we must find our mittens.”

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crying

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat answered, “What do you know about Bears?

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Dot

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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down

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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early

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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find

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go

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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good

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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GRANDPA

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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GROWLER

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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home

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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hoo

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From this reading “Boo hoo, boo hoo,” cried the Three Little Kittens, “Old Mother Kit-Cat we must find our mittens.”

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IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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Kit-Cat

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Kittens

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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know

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat answered, “What do you know about Bears?

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Language

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From this reading You cannot understand Bear Language.”

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Little

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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mittens

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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morning

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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Mother

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “Boo hoo, boo hoo,” cried the Three Little Kittens, “Old Mother Kit-Cat we must find our mittens.”

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Next

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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Old

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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repair

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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stairs

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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THREE

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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Tot

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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Trot

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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understand

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From this reading You cannot understand Bear Language.”

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up

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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We'll

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From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat, we’re coming down stairs, We’re good Little Kittens, We’ll go find our mittens, If we may repair to the home of Three Bears.”

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We're

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat answered, “What do you know about Bears?

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woke

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From this reading GRANDPA GROWLER AND THE THREE BEARS Next morning early, Dot and Tot and Trot woke up crying, “We’re good Little Kittens, May we find our mittens?

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youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Old Mother Kit-Cat answered, “What do you know about Bears?

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