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Chapter II
THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity! Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears. If so, we shall like you all the better!” “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness. “I entreat you to take the tips of my ears for granted.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!”
to ask somebody earnestly to do something
From this reading ““I entreat you to take the tips of my ears for granted.””
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “If so, we shall like you all the better!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I entreat you to take the tips of my ears for granted.””
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.”
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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 “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
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From this reading If so, we shall like you all the better!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If so, we shall like you all the better!”
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From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
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From this reading “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
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From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
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From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
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From this reading “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
to ask somebody earnestly to do something
From this reading “I entreat you to take the tips of my ears for granted.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I entreat you to take the tips of my ears for granted.”
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From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I entreat you to take the tips of my ears for granted.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I entreat you to take the tips of my ears for granted.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If so, we shall like you all the better!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
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From this reading “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If so, we shall like you all the better!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If so, we shall like you all the better!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading If so, we shall like you all the better!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I entreat you to take the tips of my ears for granted.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE FAUN “Donatello,” playfully cried Miriam, “do not leave us in this perplexity!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If so, we shall like you all the better!”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Shake aside those brown curls, my friend, and let us see whether this marvellous resemblance extends to the very tips of the ears.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “No, no, dearest signorina,” answered Donatello, laughing, but with a certain earnestness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If so, we shall like you all the better!”
