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Chapter V
The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker. "Rollo knew a good thing when he had it." "'I'm satisfied, the way things are now,' said he. 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.' "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “"Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."”
except if; if not
From this reading “"Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'”
during the time that
From this reading “"Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'”
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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 "Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."
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From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'I'm satisfied, the way things are now,' said he.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
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From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
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From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
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From this reading "'I'm satisfied, the way things are now,' said he.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
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From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
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From this reading "Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "'I'm satisfied, the way things are now,' said he.
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From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."
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From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I'm satisfied, the way things are now,' said he.
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From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'I'm satisfied, the way things are now,' said he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
except if; if not
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Poker Concludes His Story "It was just as I feared," said the Poker.
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From this reading "'I'm satisfied, the way things are now,' said he.
at the time that
From this reading "Rollo knew a good thing when he had it."
during the time that
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
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From this reading 'I wouldn't change back and be a Scotch terrier for all the world.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
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From this reading "Then the Fairy turned to me and said, 'I'm sorry, my dear, but if Rollo won't consent to the change you'll have to be contented to remain as you are--unless you'd like to try being an eagle for a while.'
