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Chapter VI
THE LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS. The lamb speedily became accustomed to his new home. When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly. Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke. Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.”
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From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading The lamb speedily became accustomed to his new home.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
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From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
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From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
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From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
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From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
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From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The lamb speedily became accustomed to his new home.
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From this reading The lamb speedily became accustomed to his new home.
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From this reading THE LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading The lamb speedily became accustomed to his new home.
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From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
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From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading The lamb speedily became accustomed to his new home.
not any; not one
From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
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From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
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From this reading The lamb speedily became accustomed to his new home.
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From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS.
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From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The lamb speedily became accustomed to his new home.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
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From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before long he was grown so tame that, if Max seized his two fore feet and waltzed round the room, he made no objection, but frisked funnily, as if enjoying the joke.
at the time that
From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Best of all, however, he loved to lie beside Grandfather’s chair, within reach of his stroking hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When Thekla brought him food, he would cuddle close, and lick her fingers, bleating softly.
