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Chapter VIII
In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him. “Halt, halt!” cried the tailor, and seized him by the leg. “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice. I must cut your head off, and roast you.” “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
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the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading “In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.”
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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 In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Halt, halt!” cried the tailor, and seized him by the leg.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
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From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Halt, halt!” cried the tailor, and seized him by the leg.
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From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Halt, halt!” cried the tailor, and seized him by the leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must cut your head off, and roast you.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halt, halt!” cried the tailor, and seized him by the leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must cut your head off, and roast you.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
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From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halt, halt!” cried the tailor, and seized him by the leg.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
the period of time while something else is happening
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must cut your head off, and roast you.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
not any; not one
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must cut your head off, and roast you.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
above and across; more than
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must cut your head off, and roast you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halt, halt!” cried the tailor, and seized him by the leg.
seriously and formally
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Halt, halt!” cried the tailor, and seized him by the leg.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
in the direction of
From this reading In the meantime a stork stepped solemnly over the meadow toward him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Don’t do that,” replied the stork; “I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one ever does me an injury.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I don’t know if you are good to eat or not, but my hunger leaves me no great choice.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I must cut your head off, and roast you.”
