Worth While Stories for Every Day

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“The Marquis must be a rich man to own all this land,” said the king; but the young master said nothing, for he was looking at the princess and wondering if she would ever marry him.

Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

“I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

“Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

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Worth While Stories for Every Day Lawton B. (Lawton Bryan) [Editor] Evans

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Worth While Stories for Every Day is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

“The Marquis must be a rich man to own all this land,” said the king; but the young master said nothing, for he was looking at the princess and wondering if she would ever marry him. Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land. He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly: “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.” “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

Worth While Stories for Every Day

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of Worth While Stories for Every Day is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“The Marquis must be a rich man to own all this land,” said the king; but the young master said nothing, for he was looking at the princess and wondering if she would ever marry him.

/ðə ˌmɑːrˈkiː mʌst biː ə rɪtʃ mæn tuː oʊn ɔːl ðɪs lænd sed ðə kɪŋ bʌt ðə jʌŋ ˈmæstər sed ˈnʌθɪŋ fɔːr hiː wɑːz ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ðə ˈprɪn.ses ənd ˈwʌndərɪŋ ɪf ʃiː wʊd ˈevər ˈmeri hɪm/

Line 2

Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

/pʊs ræn ɑːn əˈhed ənd keɪm tuː ðə ˈkæsəl ʌv ðə riːl ˈoʊnər ʌv ðə lænd/

Line 3

He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

/hiː wɑːz ə ˈmɑːnstər ʌv huːm ˈevəri wʌn wɑːz əˈfreɪd bʌt pʊs went ɑːn ɪn tuː siː hɪm ənd spoʊk ʌp ˈboʊldli/

Line 4

“I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

/aɪ hæv hɜːrd ðæt juː kæn tʃeɪndʒ jərˈself ˈɪntuː ˈeni ˈænəməl ənd ðæt juː kæn biː ə ˈlaɪən ɔːr ə ˈtaɪɡər ɪf juː wɪʃ tuː/

Line 5

“Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

/ˈsɜːrtənli aɪ kæn sed ðə ˈmɑːnstər ənd æt wʌns bɪˈkeɪm ə ˈlaɪən ənd rɔːrd soʊ laʊd ðæt pʊs dʒʌmpt ɑːn tuː ðə bæk ʌv ə tʃer ənd ɑːrtʃt hɪz bæk ɪn spaɪt ʌv hɪmˈself/

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arched adjective US /ɑːrtʃt/

constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches

From this reading ““Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.”

boldly adverb US /ˈboʊldli/

with boldness, in a bold manner

From this reading “He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:”

Marquis noun US /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

From this reading ““The Marquis must be a rich man to own all this land,” said the king; but the young master said nothing, for he was looking at the princess and wondering if she would ever marry him.”

monster noun US /ˈmɑːnstər/

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading “He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:”

owner noun US /ˈoʊnər/

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading “Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.”

Puss noun US /pʊs/

obscene terms for female genitals

From this reading “Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.”

roared verb US /rɔːrd/

past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading ““Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.”

tiger noun US /ˈtaɪɡər/

a fierce or audacious person

From this reading ““I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.””

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at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading ““Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.”

in spite preposition + noun

In this reading ““Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.”

rich man adjective + noun

a man who is wealthy

In this reading ““The Marquis must be a rich man to own all this land,” said the king; but the young master said nothing, for he was looking at the princess and wondering if she would ever marry him.”

young master adjective + noun

went on verb + particle counted as “go on”

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

In this reading “He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:”

jumped on verb + particle counted as “jump on”

get up on the back of

In this reading ““Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.”

on ahead preposition + adverb

In this reading “Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading “The Marquis must be a rich man to own all this land,” said the king; but the young master said nothing, for he was looking at the princess and wondering if she would ever marry him.

afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

animalnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

archedadjectiveUS /ɑːrtʃt/

constructed with or in the form of an arch or arches

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

boldlyadverbUS /ˈboʊldli/

with boldness, in a bold manner

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

CertainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

chairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

jumpedverbUS /dʒʌmpt/

past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

kingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

lionnounUS /ˈlaɪən/

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

loudadjectiveUS /laʊd/

characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

MarquisnounUS /ˌmɑːrˈkiː/

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

marryverbUS /ˈmeri/

take in marriage

masternounUS /ˈmæstər/

an artist of consummate skill

monsternounUS /ˈmɑːnstər/

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

princessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

PussnounUS /pʊs/

obscene terms for female genitals

From this reading Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading Puss ran on ahead and came to the castle of the real owner of the land.

richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/

possessing material wealth

roaredverbUS /rɔːrd/

past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

spitenounUS /spaɪt/

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading “Certainly I can,” said the monster, and at once became a lion, and roared so loud that Puss jumped on to the back of a chair and arched his back in spite of himself.

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/

a fierce or audacious person

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was a monster of whom every one was afraid, but Puss went on in to see him and spoke up boldly:

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

wonderingadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/

showing curiosity

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading “I have heard that you can change yourself into any animal, and that you can be a lion or a tiger if you wish to.”

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