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Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me? Kill--ill--skill. What's the difference between a bee and a donkey? One gets all the honey, the other gets all the whacks! Where did the Witch of Endor live--and end-her days?
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “What's the difference between a bee and a donkey?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?”
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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 What's the difference between a bee and a donkey?
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From this reading One gets all the honey, the other gets all the whacks!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading What's the difference between a bee and a donkey?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading What's the difference between a bee and a donkey?
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From this reading Where did the Witch of Endor live--and end-her days?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did the Witch of Endor live--and end-her days?
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From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading What's the difference between a bee and a donkey?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading What's the difference between a bee and a donkey?
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From this reading Where did the Witch of Endor live--and end-her days?
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From this reading Where did the Witch of Endor live--and end-her days?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading One gets all the honey, the other gets all the whacks!
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From this reading One gets all the honey, the other gets all the whacks!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading Kill--ill--skill.
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From this reading Kill--ill--skill.
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From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading Where did the Witch of Endor live--and end-her days?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Where did the Witch of Endor live--and end-her days?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading One gets all the honey, the other gets all the whacks!
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From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
except for; apart from
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading Kill--ill--skill.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the difference between a bee and a donkey?
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From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading One gets all the honey, the other gets all the whacks!
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From this reading What's the difference between a bee and a donkey?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did the Witch of Endor live--and end-her days?
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From this reading Take away one letter from me and I murder; take away two and I probably shall die, if my whole does not save me?
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From this reading Where did the Witch of Endor live--and end-her days?
