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Chapter I
The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he! And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be. A SHORT HISTORY OF _BIRDS & BEASTS_, FOR THE Amusement and Instruction OF CHILDREN. Adorned with Cuts. Price One Penny.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Price One Penny.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “A SHORT HISTORY OF _BIRDS & BEASTS_, FOR THE Amusement and Instruction OF CHILDREN.”
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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 A SHORT HISTORY OF _BIRDS & BEASTS_, FOR THE Amusement and Instruction OF CHILDREN.
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From this reading Adorned with Cuts.
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From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
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From this reading A SHORT HISTORY OF _BIRDS & BEASTS_, FOR THE Amusement and Instruction OF CHILDREN.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
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From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
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From this reading A SHORT HISTORY OF _BIRDS & BEASTS_, FOR THE Amusement and Instruction OF CHILDREN.
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From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
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From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
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From this reading A SHORT HISTORY OF _BIRDS & BEASTS_, FOR THE Amusement and Instruction OF CHILDREN.
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From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
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From this reading Adorned with Cuts.
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From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
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From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
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From this reading A SHORT HISTORY OF _BIRDS & BEASTS_, FOR THE Amusement and Instruction OF CHILDREN.
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From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
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From this reading A SHORT HISTORY OF _BIRDS & BEASTS_, FOR THE Amusement and Instruction OF CHILDREN.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
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From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
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From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
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From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Price One Penny.
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From this reading Price One Penny.
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From this reading Price One Penny.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A SHORT HISTORY OF _BIRDS & BEASTS_, FOR THE Amusement and Instruction OF CHILDREN.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lion, the King of all Beasts, How famous for Courage is he!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Adorned with Cuts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you, as the King of Good Boys, To learn your Book diligent be.
