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Chapter II
“Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough. Why should we live in a castle?” “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.” “No, Wife,” said the man, “the Flounder has just given us the cottage. I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
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a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading ““Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.”
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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 Why should we live in a castle?”
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From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
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From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
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From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
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From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
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From this reading Why should we live in a castle?”
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From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
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From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
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From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
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From this reading “No, Wife,” said the man, “the Flounder has just given us the cottage.
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From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, Wife,” said the man, “the Flounder has just given us the cottage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why should we live in a castle?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
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From this reading “No, Wife,” said the man, “the Flounder has just given us the cottage.
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From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why should we live in a castle?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
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From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, Wife,” said the man, “the Flounder has just given us the cottage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
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From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
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From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should we live in a castle?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
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From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not like to go back so soon, it might make him angry.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, Wife,” said the man, “the Flounder has just given us the cottage.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Why should we live in a castle?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
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From this reading Why should we live in a castle?”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “Ah, Wife,” said the man, “the cottage is quite good enough.
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From this reading “What!” said the woman; “go at once, the Flounder can always do that.”
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