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‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you. They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy. ‘Now watch,’ said the Zebra and the Giraffe. ‘This is the way it’s done. One--two--three!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘This is the way it’s done.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One--two--three!”
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘This is the way it’s done.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘This is the way it’s done.
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From this reading ‘This is the way it’s done.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading ‘Now watch,’ said the Zebra and the Giraffe.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One--two--three!
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From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘This is the way it’s done.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading One--two--three!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
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From this reading One--two--three!
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From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
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From this reading ‘Now watch,’ said the Zebra and the Giraffe.
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From this reading ‘This is the way it’s done.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
in or at the place that
From this reading They let the Zebra and the Giraffe get up; and Zebra moved away to some little thorn-bushes where the sunlight fell all stripy, and Giraffe moved off to some tallish trees where the shadows fell all blotchy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
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From this reading ‘Let us up,’ said the Zebra, ‘and we will show you.
