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Chapter XV
“As bald as bald,” was the bewildering reply. “Now, Bruno, I’ll tell you a story.” “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse! Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?” I asked.
Reading 1/74 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?””
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now, Bruno, I’ll tell you a story.””
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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 “Now, Bruno, I’ll tell you a story.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As bald as bald,” was the bewildering reply.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I asked.
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From this reading “As bald as bald,” was the bewildering reply.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
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From this reading “As bald as bald,” was the bewildering reply.
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From this reading “Now, Bruno, I’ll tell you a story.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?”
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From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
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From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
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From this reading Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
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From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
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From this reading “Now, Bruno, I’ll tell you a story.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?”
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From this reading “Now, Bruno, I’ll tell you a story.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As bald as bald,” was the bewildering reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Now, Bruno, I’ll tell you a story.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now, Bruno, I’ll tell you a story.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “As bald as bald,” was the bewildering reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oo never saw such a tiny Mouse——” “Did nothing ever happen to it, Bruno?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “As bald as bald,” was the bewildering reply.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And I’ll tell _oo_ a story,” said Bruno, beginning in a great hurry for fear of Sylvie getting the start of him: “once there were a Mouse—a little tiny Mouse—such a tiny little Mouse!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now, Bruno, I’ll tell you a story.”
