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Chapter VIII
_The Prince is Puzzled_. Prince Prigio did not go to bed. It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady. He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious. "First," he said, "where is the Firedrake?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"First," he said, "where is the Firedrake?"”
above and across; more than
From this reading “He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.”
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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 It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
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From this reading Prince Prigio did not go to bed.
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From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
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From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
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From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Prince Prigio did not go to bed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
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From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
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From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
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From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "First," he said, "where is the Firedrake?"
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From this reading Prince Prigio did not go to bed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
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From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Prince is Puzzled_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
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From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Prince Prigio did not go to bed.
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From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
above and across; more than
From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
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From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prince Prigio did not go to bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Prince is Puzzled_.
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From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Prince is Puzzled_.
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From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
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From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Prince is Puzzled_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prince Prigio did not go to bed.
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From this reading He had said it was easy to do this; but now, as he sat and thought over it, he did not feel so victorious.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bright daylight, and he had promised to bring the horns and tail of a Firedrake as a present to a pretty lady.
in or at the place that
From this reading "First," he said, "where is the Firedrake?"
