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Chapter XI
The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go. As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully! You dragged at my brown coat, so that it is all torn and full of holes. You helpless, clumsy creatures!” Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.”
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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 Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading You dragged at my brown coat, so that it is all torn and full of holes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
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From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading You dragged at my brown coat, so that it is all torn and full of holes.
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From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading You helpless, clumsy creatures!”
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From this reading You dragged at my brown coat, so that it is all torn and full of holes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
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From this reading You helpless, clumsy creatures!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
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From this reading You dragged at my brown coat, so that it is all torn and full of holes.
in traditional stories, a small humanlike being with magical qualities
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
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From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
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From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
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From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading You helpless, clumsy creatures!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
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From this reading You dragged at my brown coat, so that it is all torn and full of holes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You dragged at my brown coat, so that it is all torn and full of holes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You dragged at my brown coat, so that it is all torn and full of holes.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
rare and worth a great deal
From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
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From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
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From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
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From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
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From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
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From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The children, full of pity, at once took tight hold of the Little Man, and pulled against the eagle so long that at last he let his booty go.
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From this reading You dragged at my brown coat, so that it is all torn and full of holes.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
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From this reading Then he took up a sack full of precious stones, and slipped away again under the rock into his hole.
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From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
in the company of; together with
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading As soon as the Dwarf had recovered from his first fright, he cried with his shrill voice, “Could you not have done it more carefully!
