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Chapter VI
"Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?" "There is no choice now but to follow him." "To the wolves' castle?" "Yes, to the wolves' castle." "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There is no choice now but to follow him."
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From this reading "To the wolves' castle?"
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From this reading "There is no choice now but to follow him."
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From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"
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From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is no choice now but to follow him."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is no choice now but to follow him."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no choice now but to follow him."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no choice now but to follow him."
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From this reading "There is no choice now but to follow him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To the wolves' castle?"
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From this reading "There is no choice now but to follow him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is no choice now but to follow him."
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From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"
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From this reading "Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well," asked Petit-Pierre, "what shall we do?"
which person or people
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
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From this reading "To the wolves' castle?"
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From this reading "Yes, to the wolves' castle."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So be it; but to enliven the way," said the little peasant, "will you be good enough to tell me, my dear Rameau-d'or, who the wolves are?"
