THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
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THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king. He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be. During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts, and drew up conditions for a universal league, in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid,
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a group joined together for a shared purpose
From this reading “and drew up conditions for a universal league,”
an official public announcement
From this reading “During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,”
using power in a cruel and unfair way
From this reading “He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.”
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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 THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
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From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
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From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
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From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
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From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
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From this reading and drew up conditions for a universal league,
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading and drew up conditions for a universal league,
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
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From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
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From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
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From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
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From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid,
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From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
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From this reading in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid,
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From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
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From this reading in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid,
a group joined together for a shared purpose
From this reading and drew up conditions for a universal league,
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From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
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From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
not one and not the other of two
From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
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From this reading in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid,
an official public announcement
From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
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From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
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From this reading During his reign he made a royal proclamation for a general assembly of all the birds and beasts,
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE BEASTS of the field and forest had a Lion as their king.
using power in a cruel and unfair way
From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
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From this reading and drew up conditions for a universal league,
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From this reading and drew up conditions for a universal league,
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid,
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From this reading in which the Wolf and the Lamb, the Panther and the Kid,
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From this reading He was neither wrathful, cruel, nor tyrannical, but just and gentle as a king could be.
