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She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.” So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well. She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it. In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast. But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
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used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.””
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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 She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
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From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
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From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
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From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
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From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
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From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
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From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
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From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
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From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
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From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
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From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
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From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
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From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
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From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
not any; not one
From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
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From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
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From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
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From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
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From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
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From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
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From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She had a chamber built, so strong and thick that no ray could pierce through it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
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From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So they went away together, and took with them their little child as well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
at the time that
From this reading In this he was to shut himself up when the candles were lit for the wedding-feast.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
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From this reading But the door was made of green wood which warped and left a little crack which no one noticed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She said, “Ah, but do come with me, I will take great care of you and guard you from all light.”
