The Tortoise never for a moment stopped,
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The Tortoise never for a moment stopped, but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course. The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up, and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal, and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.
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a feeling of extreme physical tiredness
From this reading “and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.”
continuing at the same regular speed without stopping
From this reading “but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.”
the land at the side of a road or path
From this reading “The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,”
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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 Tortoise never for a moment stopped,
later than; following
From this reading and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,
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From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
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From this reading and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
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From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
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From this reading and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.
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From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
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From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
a feeling of extreme physical tiredness
From this reading and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.
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From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Tortoise never for a moment stopped,
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From this reading and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,
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From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
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From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
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From this reading The Tortoise never for a moment stopped,
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From this reading and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Tortoise never for a moment stopped,
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
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From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
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From this reading and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.
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From this reading and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,
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From this reading and moving as fast as he could, he saw the Tortoise had reached the goal,
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From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
continuing at the same regular speed without stopping
From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Tortoise never for a moment stopped,
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From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tortoise never for a moment stopped,
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
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From this reading The Tortoise never for a moment stopped,
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From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.
the land at the side of a road or path
From this reading The Hare, lying down by the wayside, fell fast asleep. At last waking up,
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
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From this reading and was comfortably dozing after her fatigue. Slow but steady wins the race.
in the company of; together with
From this reading but went on with a slow but steady pace straight to the end of the course.
