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Chapter III
Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through. “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further. “Principal rivers—there _are_ none. Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name. Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
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education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.”
a special situation
From this reading “Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.”
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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 Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
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From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
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From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
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From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
not one, and not any
From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
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From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
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From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.
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From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading “Principal rivers—there _are_ none.
a special situation
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Principal mountains—I’m on the only one, but I don’t think it’s got any name.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
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From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s something very like learning geography,” thought Alice, as she stood on tiptoe in hopes of being able to see a little further.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course the first thing to do was to make a grand survey of the country she was going to travel through.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
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From this reading Principal towns—why, what _are_ those creatures, making honey down there?
