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Chapter VI
As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair. "Hail, hero and helper! Look! the victor's wreath was ready for thee. Ah! how well the blue flowers become thee!" And she clapped her hands joyfully.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “And she clapped her hands joyfully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look! the victor's wreath was ready for thee.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “Look! the victor's wreath was ready for thee.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Ah! how well the blue flowers become thee!"”
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From this reading Ah! how well the blue flowers become thee!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading Ah! how well the blue flowers become thee!"
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From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading Ah! how well the blue flowers become thee!"
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From this reading And she clapped her hands joyfully.
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From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading Ah! how well the blue flowers become thee!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Look! the victor's wreath was ready for thee.
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From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading "Hail, hero and helper!
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From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading And she clapped her hands joyfully.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading "Hail, hero and helper!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she clapped her hands joyfully.
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From this reading "Hail, hero and helper!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading Ah! how well the blue flowers become thee!"
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From this reading And she clapped her hands joyfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look! the victor's wreath was ready for thee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading Look! the victor's wreath was ready for thee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Look! the victor's wreath was ready for thee.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look! the victor's wreath was ready for thee.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
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From this reading Ah! how well the blue flowers become thee!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As he finished speaking, and was bending to examine the snake, the girl suddenly placed the wreath which she had made upon his curly auburn hair.
