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Chapter XI
‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion. ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’ Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be. Directly they heard this they all came running. The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Directly they heard this they all came running.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Directly they heard this they all came running.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.”
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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 ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
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From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
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From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
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From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Directly they heard this they all came running.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The little hare received them and said, ‘Pass on, this way to the lion.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What is it?’ asked Big Lion.
at the time that
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Big Lion did as he was told, and when he had lain down the little hare got up on a wall blew a trumpet and shouted-- Pii, pii, all you animals come and see, Big Lion is dead, and now peace will be.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘We must dig a ditch, and then you must lie in it and pretend to be dead.’
