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Chapter III
‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’ ‘Sire, give me one of your prisoners. You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys. When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’ ‘Come along then,’ said the king, ‘choose whom you will.’
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Come along then,’ said the king, ‘choose whom you will.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Come along then,’ said the king, ‘choose whom you will.’”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “‘Sire, give me one of your prisoners.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’”
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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 You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Come along then,’ said the king, ‘choose whom you will.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Come along then,’ said the king, ‘choose whom you will.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
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From this reading ‘Sire, give me one of your prisoners.
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From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
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From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Sire, give me one of your prisoners.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Sire, give me one of your prisoners.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Sire, give me one of your prisoners.
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From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Sire, give me one of your prisoners.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
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From this reading ‘Sire, give me one of your prisoners.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You have so many in your prison, and I should be glad of a companion on my journeys.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Come along then,’ said the king, ‘choose whom you will.’
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
at the time that
From this reading When I hear his happy voice as I travel along I shall think of you and thank you.’
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Come along then,’ said the king, ‘choose whom you will.’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Come along then,’ said the king, ‘choose whom you will.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Well,’ said the king, ‘what do you desire as your reward?’
