Chapter II

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

later than; following

From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

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From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

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From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

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From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

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From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

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From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

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From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

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From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

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From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

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From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

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From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

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From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

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From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

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From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

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From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

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From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

moving to the inside of something

From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

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From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

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From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

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From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

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From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

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From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

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From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

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From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

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From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

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From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading After much thought the Queen said to the Fairy, "You have changed a Princess into a heron, and five maids into herons and back again; cannot you change one heron into a Prince?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

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From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading And they came up out of the water, stripping themselves of their grey feather-skins and throwing them back into the pool.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading So the Fairy came and released the five ladies'-maids whom she had changed into herons.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The five maids answered, "We want to forget that there are such things as herons in the world!"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The Fairy said, "You foolish maids, you have thrown away a gift that you should have valued; these skins you could have kept and held as heirlooms in your family."