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Chapter XII
The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter. They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house. The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved. The King and Queen looked in at the window. The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
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determine the number or amount of
From this reading “The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.”
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From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The King and Queen looked in at the window.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
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From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
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From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
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From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
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From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
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From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
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From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
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From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
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From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The King and Queen looked in at the window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
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From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King and Queen looked in at the window.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The King and Queen looked in at the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
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From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
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From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
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From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King and Queen looked in at the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
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From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
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From this reading They walked onward full of joy, and soon came to the little house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
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From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The King and Queen looked in at the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The geese were sitting all round it, and had thrust their heads under their wings and were sleeping, and not one of them moved.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Old Woman was sitting there quietly spinning, nodding her head and never looking round.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Count told them what wonderful thing he had seen by the well, and they did not doubt but that she was their lost daughter.
