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Chapter III
“I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree. “I will enjoy to the full all my splendor! To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.” And the whole night the Tree stood still and in deep thought. In the morning the servant and the housemaid came in.
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move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading ““I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
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From this reading “I will enjoy to the full all my splendor!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
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From this reading In the morning the servant and the housemaid came in.
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From this reading And the whole night the Tree stood still and in deep thought.
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From this reading “I will enjoy to the full all my splendor!
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From this reading “I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree.
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From this reading “I will enjoy to the full all my splendor!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
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From this reading In the morning the servant and the housemaid came in.
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From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the whole night the Tree stood still and in deep thought.
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From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the morning the servant and the housemaid came in.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I will enjoy to the full all my splendor!
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From this reading And the whole night the Tree stood still and in deep thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
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From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
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From this reading In the morning the servant and the housemaid came in.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “I will enjoy to the full all my splendor!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the whole night the Tree stood still and in deep thought.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And the whole night the Tree stood still and in deep thought.
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From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I will enjoy to the full all my splendor!
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From this reading “I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree.
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From this reading To-morrow I shall hear again the story of Humpy-Dumpy, and perhaps that of Ivedy-Avedy too.”
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From this reading “I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree.
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From this reading And the whole night the Tree stood still and in deep thought.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will enjoy to the full all my splendor!
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From this reading “I won't tremble to-morrow!” thought the Fir Tree.
