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Chapter III
Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats. ‘I wonder what the excitement is?’ said the Princess. ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent. Shall we go and look at it?’ ‘Yes, let us,’ said the Princess eagerly.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “‘Yes, let us,’ said the Princess eagerly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shall we go and look at it?’”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “‘I wonder what the excitement is?’ said the Princess.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we go and look at it?’”
except if; if not
From this reading “‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.”
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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 it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shall we go and look at it?’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
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From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shall we go and look at it?’
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From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
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From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
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From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
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From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
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From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
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From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, let us,’ said the Princess eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wonder what the excitement is?’ said the Princess.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
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From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
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From this reading Shall we go and look at it?’
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From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I wonder what the excitement is?’ said the Princess.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I wonder what the excitement is?’ said the Princess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Yes, let us,’ said the Princess eagerly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shall we go and look at it?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
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From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
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From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading ‘I wonder what the excitement is?’ said the Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I wonder what the excitement is?’ said the Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall we go and look at it?’
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From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now it happened that as they came round a bend of the shore they noticed a crowd assembled round one of the boats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
except if; if not
From this reading ‘I don’t know, really, unless it’s some gigantic dog-fish, or perhaps they’ve found a scale of the sea-serpent.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Yes, let us,’ said the Princess eagerly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Shall we go and look at it?’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘I wonder what the excitement is?’ said the Princess.
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From this reading ‘I wonder what the excitement is?’ said the Princess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yes, let us,’ said the Princess eagerly.
