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Chapter XI
‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake. Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven. Give her this brush. Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun. When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.”
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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 gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
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From this reading Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.
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From this reading Give her this brush.
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From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
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From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
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From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
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From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
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From this reading Give her this brush.
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From this reading When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.
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From this reading When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
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From this reading Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
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From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.
above and across; more than
From this reading Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
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From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
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From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
at the time that
From this reading When you have done this, do not enter the castle, but go round it and enter the orange grove.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
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From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next, you will see a baking woman leaning over her heated oven.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘The gate will open of itself,’ he continued, ‘and a huge dog which guards the castle will come to you with his mouth wide open, but just throw him this oat cake.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Lastly, you will find a well on your left; do not forget to take the cord of the bucket and spread it in the sun.
