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Chapter II
'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened. 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl. 'You never know what will happen. But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.' So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'”
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You never know what will happen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'You never know what will happen.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'”
during the time that
From this reading “'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.”
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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 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
higher than, or over, something
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
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From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You never know what will happen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You never know what will happen.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'You never know what will happen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'You never know what will happen.
during the time that
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'You never know what will happen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I always sleep with a knife,' said the little robber girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So Gerda told her all about it again, and the wood pigeons cooed up in their cage above them; the other pigeons were asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But now tell me again what you told me before about little Kay, and why you went out into the world.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Do you have that knife by you while you are asleep?' asked Gerda, looking rather frightened.
