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Chapter XXI
The Loaf His Majesty slept very quietly. The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess. At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment. She had slept, she said, and felt quite fresh. Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
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members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.”
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading “At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She had slept, she said, and felt quite fresh.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.”
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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 At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
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From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
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From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
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From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
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From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
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From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
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From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
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From this reading She had slept, she said, and felt quite fresh.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
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From this reading She had slept, she said, and felt quite fresh.
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From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Loaf His Majesty slept very quietly.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
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From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
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From this reading The Loaf His Majesty slept very quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Loaf His Majesty slept very quietly.
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From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
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From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Loaf His Majesty slept very quietly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had slept, she said, and felt quite fresh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had slept, she said, and felt quite fresh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
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From this reading The Loaf His Majesty slept very quietly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Loaf His Majesty slept very quietly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
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From this reading The dawn had grown almost day, and still Curdie lingered, unwilling to disturb the princess.
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From this reading The Loaf His Majesty slept very quietly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last, however, he called her, and she was in the room in a moment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Delighted to find her father still asleep, and so peacefully, she pushed her chair close to the bed, and sat down with her hands in her lap.
