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The Bremen Town Musicians
The Bremen Town Musicians

Chapter VII

Chapter 7, section 1: The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse? But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road. “Look you,” sai
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The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
“Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
However, be of good courage.
I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.
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The Bremen Town Musicians

Chapter VII

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?
Line 2
But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.
Line 3
“Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.
Line 4
However, be of good courage.
Line 5
I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.
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all

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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading However, be of good courage.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

courage

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From this reading However, be of good courage.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

find

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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

Fox

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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.

friend

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get

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From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.

give

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From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

Golden

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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading However, be of good courage.

happened

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From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

heed

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From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

helpnounUS /help/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.

Horse

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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

how

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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, be of good courage.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.

King's

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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading However, be of good courage.

off

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old

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From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But all at once he saw his old friend the Fox sitting on the road.

once

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road

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said

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From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

saw

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set

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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

sighed

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sitting

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Son

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sorrowful

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From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The King’s Son set off, but he sighed and was sorrowful, for how was he to find the Golden Horse?

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will help you, and tell you how to get to the Golden Horse.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Look you,” said the Fox, “this has happened because you did not give heed to me.