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The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside. “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me. And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea. The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again. “Did you swim?” she said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.”
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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 The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
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From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
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From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you swim?” she said.
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
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From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
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From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
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From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
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From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
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From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
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From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind got up with the morning, And the fog blew off with the rain, When the Witch of the North saw the Egg-shell And the little Blue Devil again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
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From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And that is the finish of him!” she said, And the Egg-shell went to sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
at the time that
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The wind went down with the sunset— The fog came up with the tide, When the Witch of the North took an Egg-shell (_bis_) With a little Blue Devil inside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sink,” she said, “or swim,” she said, “It’s all you will get from me.
