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Chapter III
Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.” Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses. Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate? Who has drunk out of my little glass? It was a human mouth.”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.””
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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 Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
later than; following
From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
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From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
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From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
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From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
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From this reading Who has drunk out of my little glass?
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
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From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
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From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
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From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
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From this reading Who has drunk out of my little glass?
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From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
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From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
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From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
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From this reading It was a human mouth.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a human mouth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a human mouth.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
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From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
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From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
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From this reading Who has drunk out of my little glass?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
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From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
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From this reading Then they came, and wanted to eat and drink, and looked for their little plates and glasses.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a human mouth.”
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From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
which person or people
From this reading Then said one after the other, “Who has eaten something from my plate?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly, she heard a whirring of wings and a rushing through the air, and then the little Dwarf said, “Now the Lord Ravens are flying home.”
