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Chapter I
THE NEW BABY. A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night. A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white. But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky? She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.”
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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 A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
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From this reading THE NEW BABY.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
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From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
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From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
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From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
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From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
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From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
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From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
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From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
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From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
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From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
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From this reading THE NEW BABY.
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From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But how did the little new baby get Down here from the depths of the sky?
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From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
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From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
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From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
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From this reading A new little baby came down from the sky-- Came down from the sky in the night.
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From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW BABY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
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From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
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From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
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From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A soft little baby, with violet eyes, Shining, and pure, and white.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
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From this reading She couldn't have come alone, you know, For she's much too young to fly.
