Chapter 22 of Wild Kitty is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Wild Kitty is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STARS AND MOON, AND GOD BEHIND. During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence. As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke. "Find out immediately if your mother is in. If she is tell her I wish to see her.
Chapter 22 of Wild Kitty is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perfect or complete or pure
From this reading “During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.”
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
From this reading “During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.”
kept in good condition
From this reading “During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “STARS AND MOON, AND GOD BEHIND.”
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “STARS AND MOON, AND GOD BEHIND.”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.”
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perfect or complete or pure
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading STARS AND MOON, AND GOD BEHIND.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading STARS AND MOON, AND GOD BEHIND.
Emperor of Rome who stopped the persecution of Christians and in 324 made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire; in 330 he moved his capital from Rome to Byzantium and renamed it Constantinople (280-337)
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
a person who is older than you are
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Find out immediately if your mother is in.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading STARS AND MOON, AND GOD BEHIND.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If she is tell her I wish to see her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If she is tell her I wish to see her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Find out immediately if your mother is in.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "Find out immediately if your mother is in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Find out immediately if your mother is in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Find out immediately if your mother is in.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
kept in good condition
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading STARS AND MOON, AND GOD BEHIND.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Find out immediately if your mother is in.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Find out immediately if your mother is in.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If she is tell her I wish to see her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she is tell her I wish to see her.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading STARS AND MOON, AND GOD BEHIND.
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
express in words
From this reading If she is tell her I wish to see her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading As soon as they got to the house Mrs. Steward turned to Elma for the first time and spoke.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading If she is tell her I wish to see her.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading During the long walk home to Constantine Road the elder and the younger lady maintained an absolute silence.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Find out immediately if your mother is in.
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