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But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him. When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me! How I have deceived myself! These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.” What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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caught in something so that movement becomes difficult or impossible
From this reading “But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.”
expressed strong disappointment or blame toward someone or oneself
From this reading “When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!”
not valued as highly as it deserves to be
From this reading “What is most truly valuable is often underrated.”
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading How I have deceived myself!
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
caught in something so that movement becomes difficult or impossible
From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
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From this reading How I have deceived myself!
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading How I have deceived myself!
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From this reading How I have deceived myself!
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
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From this reading When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!
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From this reading When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!
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From this reading What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
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From this reading How I have deceived myself!
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From this reading What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
expressed strong disappointment or blame toward someone or oneself
From this reading When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!
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From this reading What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
not valued as highly as it deserves to be
From this reading What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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From this reading What is most truly valuable is often underrated.
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From this reading When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When too late, he thus reproached himself: “Woe is me!
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From this reading But entering a wood he became entangled by his horns, and the Lion quickly came up to him and caught him.
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From this reading These feet which would have saved me I despised, and I gloried in these antlers which have proved my destruction.”
Use these questions to verify literal comprehension before continuing to the next chapter.
What traps the Stag in the wood?
What does the Stag understand too late?
What is the fable's stated moral?
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