“Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
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“Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog. Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that. “Bigger, father, bigger,” was the reply. So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this. But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
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became larger or rounder in size
From this reading “So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.”
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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 So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
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From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
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From this reading “Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
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From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
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From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
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From this reading But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
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From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
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From this reading “Bigger, father, bigger,” was the reply.
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From this reading “Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
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From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
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From this reading But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
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From this reading But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
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From this reading “Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
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From this reading “Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
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From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
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From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
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From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
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From this reading “Bigger, father, bigger,” was the reply.
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From this reading “Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
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From this reading But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
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From this reading But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
became larger or rounder in size
From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
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From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But at this moment he burst. Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the Frog took a deep breath, and blew and blew and blew, and swelled and swelled and swelled. And then he said: “I’m sure the Ox is not as big as this.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again the old one blew himself out, and asked the young one if the Ox was as big as that.
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From this reading “Oh, much bigger than that,” said the young Frog.
How does the young Frog answer each comparison?
What does the parent Frog do after taking a deep breath?
What lesson closes the fable?
