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Chapter VII
“Do you climb the fir-tree?” said she. “None too well,” said the king’s son. “Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she. She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind. She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ““Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.”
not one, and not any
From this reading ““None too well,” said the king’s son.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““None too well,” said the king’s son.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.”
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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 “Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
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From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
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From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
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From this reading “Do you climb the fir-tree?” said she.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you climb the fir-tree?” said she.
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From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading “Do you climb the fir-tree?” said she.
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From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading “Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading “None too well,” said the king’s son.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.
not one, and not any
From this reading “None too well,” said the king’s son.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading “Do you climb the fir-tree?” said she.
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From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you climb the fir-tree?” said she.
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From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading “None too well,” said the king’s son.
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From this reading “Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you climb the fir-tree?” said she.
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From this reading “Then I may help you in a hard task,” said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
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From this reading “None too well,” said the king’s son.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sang and sang, and by and by the wind began to blow, and, catching up the maiden’s hair, carried it to the top of the fir-tree, and there tied it to the branches.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “None too well,” said the king’s son.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She let down the braids of her golden hair, so that it hung down all about her and upon the ground, and then she began singing to the wind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you climb the fir-tree?” said she.
