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Chapter VI
_What Happened to Prince Prigio in Town_. By this time the prince was very hungry. The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks. "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there. But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
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a desire for food
From this reading “The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “By this time the prince was very hungry.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.”
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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 The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
a desire for food
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
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From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By this time the prince was very hungry.
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From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
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From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
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From this reading _What Happened to Prince Prigio in Town_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
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From this reading By this time the prince was very hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _What Happened to Prince Prigio in Town_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
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From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
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From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
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From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _What Happened to Prince Prigio in Town_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _What Happened to Prince Prigio in Town_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By this time the prince was very hungry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this time the prince was very hungry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this time the prince was very hungry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _What Happened to Prince Prigio in Town_.
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From this reading _What Happened to Prince Prigio in Town_.
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From this reading But, then, the town was twenty-one leagues away--sixty-three long miles!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading By this time the prince was very hungry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this time the prince was very hungry.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The town was just three miles off; but he had such a royal appetite, that he did not like to waste it on bad cookery, and the people of the royal town were bad cooks.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _What Happened to Prince Prigio in Town_.
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From this reading "I wish I were in 'The Bear,' at Gluckstein," said he to himself; for he remembered that there was a very good cook there.
