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Chapter III
All now were intently listening. Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence? Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest? Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning? What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?”
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From this reading All now were intently listening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
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From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
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From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
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From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
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From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
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From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
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From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
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From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
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From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
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From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
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From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
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From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
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From this reading All now were intently listening.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
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From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
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From this reading All now were intently listening.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
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From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All now were intently listening.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is the owl saying this moment to his mistress in praise of her big green eyes?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Has the mother skunk put her little ones to sleep in their kennel and gone out to seek for the pipit's nest?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Have fox and armadillo met to challenge each other to fresh trials of strength and cunning?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All now were intently listening.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then said Gregory, "Tell us, Niño, what voices, fine as the trumpet of the smallest fly, do you hear coming from that great silence?
