who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
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who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar, came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free, exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you, not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour; now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
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to give somebody a benefit, honour, or right
From this reading “now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.””
bit something repeatedly with small, sharp teeth
From this reading “came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free,”
made somebody or something seem foolish by laughing at them
From this reading “exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,”
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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 now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
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From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free,
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From this reading not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
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From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
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From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
showing who or what does the action
From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
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From this reading came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free,
to give somebody a benefit, honour, or right
From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
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From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
thinking that somebody or something will arrive
From this reading not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;
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From this reading not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free,
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;
bit something repeatedly with small, sharp teeth
From this reading came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free,
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From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
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From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
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From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;
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From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;
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From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
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From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
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From this reading not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;
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From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
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From this reading not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;
made somebody or something seem foolish by laughing at them
From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
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From this reading came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free,
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From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
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From this reading came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free,
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From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
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From this reading came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free,
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading now you know that it is possible for even a Mouse to confer benefits on a Lion.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
which person or people
From this reading who bound him by strong ropes to the ground. The Mouse, recognizing his roar,
in the company of; together with
From this reading came and gnawed the rope with his teeth, and set him free,
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading exclaiming: “You ridiculed the idea of my ever being able to help you,
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading not expecting to receive from me any repayment of your favour;
