AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted; and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody, demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices. They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew, and in a short time died of hunger.
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making short, high sounds like a small bird or insect
From this reading “AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;”
a sequence of musical notes that forms a tune
From this reading “and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,”
made a firm decision to do something
From this reading “They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,”
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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 and in a short time died of hunger.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
making short, high sounds like a small bird or insect
From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
a sequence of musical notes that forms a tune
From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
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From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
made a firm decision to do something
From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
brief or direct in expression
From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
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From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading and in a short time died of hunger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading and, desiring to possess the same charms of melody,
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
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From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN ASS having heard some Grasshoppers chirping, was highly enchanted;
used to ask for information about something
From this reading demanded what sort of food they lived on to give them such beautiful voices.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They replied, “The dew.” The Ass resolved that he would live only upon dew,
