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Chapter XI
Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her. She was so very tiny. Close to the wood lay a corn-field. The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble. But to little Thumbelina the stubble was like a great forest.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to little Thumbelina the stubble was like a great forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But to little Thumbelina the stubble was like a great forest.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.”
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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 Close to the wood lay a corn-field.
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From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
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From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
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From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to little Thumbelina the stubble was like a great forest.
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From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
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From this reading Close to the wood lay a corn-field.
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From this reading Close to the wood lay a corn-field.
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From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
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From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
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From this reading But to little Thumbelina the stubble was like a great forest.
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From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
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From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to little Thumbelina the stubble was like a great forest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
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From this reading Close to the wood lay a corn-field.
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From this reading But to little Thumbelina the stubble was like a great forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But to little Thumbelina the stubble was like a great forest.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so very tiny.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
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From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
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From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
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From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so very tiny.
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From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
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From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
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From this reading The beautiful golden grain had been carried away long ago, now there was only dry short stubble.
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From this reading But to little Thumbelina the stubble was like a great forest.
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From this reading She was so very tiny.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the snow began to fall, and each snowflake seemed to smother her.
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From this reading She was so very tiny.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so very tiny.
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From this reading Close to the wood lay a corn-field.
