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Chapter I
THE FUNNY PIGS. WITH LAUGHABLE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS. LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS. THE MOUSE AND HER SONS. Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.”
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From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOUSE AND HER SONS.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
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From this reading WITH LAUGHABLE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
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From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
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From this reading WITH LAUGHABLE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
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From this reading THE FUNNY PIGS.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
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From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading WITH LAUGHABLE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading THE MOUSE AND HER SONS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading THE FUNNY PIGS.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
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From this reading LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, LUDGATE HILL, E. C. HER SONS.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FUNNY PIGS.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
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From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Once on a time there lived a Mouse, Sole mistress of a spacious house, And rich as mouse need be: 'Tis true her dwelling, underground, Was neither long, nor square, nor round, But suiting her degree.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH LAUGHABLE COLOURED ENGRAVINGS.
