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Chapter XIII
While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well. Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it. The child was afraid, but she was compelled to go. So she closed her eyes and jumped in. She went down and down.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went down and down.”
during the time that
From this reading “While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.”
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From this reading The child was afraid, but she was compelled to go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.
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From this reading Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The child was afraid, but she was compelled to go.
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From this reading The child was afraid, but she was compelled to go.
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From this reading So she closed her eyes and jumped in.
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From this reading The child was afraid, but she was compelled to go.
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From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
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From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
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From this reading So she closed her eyes and jumped in.
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From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
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From this reading Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.
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From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
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From this reading Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.
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From this reading So she closed her eyes and jumped in.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she closed her eyes and jumped in.
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From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
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From this reading Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.
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From this reading Her step-mother was very angry and told her to go down in the well and get it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
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From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
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From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went down and down.
during the time that
From this reading While the little girl was washing her finger she dropped the spindle down in the well.
