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The Selfish Giant
The Selfish Giant

Chapter I

Chapter 1, section 1: See http://www. These have not been individually noted. The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales". And Other Tales Illustrated by Charl
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See http://www.
These have not been individually noted.
The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".
And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.
With illustrations by Charles Robinson, published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., 1913.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Selfish Giant

Chapter I

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
See http://www.
Line 2
These have not been individually noted.
Line 3
The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".
Line 4
And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.
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With illustrations by Charles Robinson, published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., 1913.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “These have not been individually noted.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “These have not been individually noted.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “These have not been individually noted.”

All words in this reading · 50

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1889

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

1902

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

1905

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

1907

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

1908

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

1910

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

1913

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From this reading With illustrations by Charles Robinson, published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., 1913.

all

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From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

arrangement

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading These have not been individually noted.

BRENTANO'S

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

Charles

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Co

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cover

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From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

David

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Duckworth

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

Edition

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

February

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading These have not been individually noted.

http

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From this reading See http://www.

Illustrated

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

illustrations

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From this reading With illustrations by Charles Robinson, published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., 1913.

individually

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From this reading These have not been individually noted.

interior

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From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

January

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

March

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

NEW

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading These have not been individually noted.

noted

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From this reading These have not been individually noted.

Nutt

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

Other

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From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

pages

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From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

published

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

read

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From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

reads

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From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

Reprinted

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

Reset

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

Robinson

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

See

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From this reading See http://www.

September

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

Special

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

Stories

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From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

Tales

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From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The cover reads "... and Other Stories"; all interior pages read "... and Other Tales".

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These have not been individually noted.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

www

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From this reading See http://www.

YORK

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From this reading And Other Tales Illustrated by Charles Robinson NEW YORK: BRENTANO'S Reprinted January, 1889; February, 1902; September, 1905; February, 1907; March, 1908; March, 1910 Reset and published by arrangement with David Nutt by Duckworth & Co., Special Edition, reset.

Chapter Quiz

What is the primary narrative focus and dramatic development in 'Act 01: The Chronicle of The Selfish Giant — The Origin & The Heroic Quest'?

How does the author create suspense and academic depth in this passage?

What primary language acquisition benefit does this section provide for advanced English scholars?