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Chapter XIV
JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back. "It makes my shoulders creep." Lulu also hesitated. "Don't fear," said the Private Secretary. "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading “JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.”
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From this reading Lulu also hesitated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
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From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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From this reading "It makes my shoulders creep."
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From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
a mythical or imagined creature shaped like a large reptile
From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
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From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
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From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
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From this reading "Don't fear," said the Private Secretary.
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From this reading Lulu also hesitated.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It makes my shoulders creep."
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From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
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From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
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From this reading Lulu also hesitated.
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From this reading "It makes my shoulders creep."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It makes my shoulders creep."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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From this reading "Don't fear," said the Private Secretary.
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From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
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From this reading "Don't fear," said the Private Secretary.
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From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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From this reading "It makes my shoulders creep."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "In my belief the Dragon is not so bad as his voice and actions would seem to indicate.
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From this reading JANKOW THE DRAGON "I don't exactly like that sound," said Zuzu, drawing back.
