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Two in a Zoo

Chapter I

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PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63
Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"
95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!
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Two in a Zoo

Chapter I

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.
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BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.
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He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63
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Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"
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95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

Learner Dictionary

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Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63”

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!”

Princess noun US /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading “He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"”

Tell noun US /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63”

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139

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

29

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

63

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

7

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

95

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

BOOKBINDERS

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

Boy

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

BRAUNWORTH

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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

breath

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

breeze

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

broad

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

BROOKLYN

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

brown

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

call

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

CO

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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

coffee-colored

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

comes

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From this reading Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"

coming

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

Dozel

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

dragging

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

ears

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

elephants

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

exclaimed

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From this reading Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"

eyes

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

face

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

fixed

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

fresh

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

Frontispiece

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"

image

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

Jungle

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

large

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

lay

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

Limping

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

man

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

mate

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

mother

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

N

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

nose

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

Oh

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From this reading Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

PRESS

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From this reading PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO.

PrincessnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

PRINTERS

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

rabbit

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

Reginald

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From this reading Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"

Roar

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

saw

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

saying

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

soft

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

sprawling

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

straight

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

stuck

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Suddenly the Princess exclaimed: "Oh, here comes Reginald!"

sweet

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

tellnounUS /tell/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

Toots

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

trumpet

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

up

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From this reading 95 The rabbit stuck one of its ears straight up 139 _The Roar of the Jungle_ Oh, the sweet, fresh breath of the morning breeze, And the trumpet call of my mate!

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

Y

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From this reading BOOKBINDERS AND PRINTERS BROOKLYN, N. Y.

yesterday

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From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading He saw the Princess coming, dragging after her a large man--_Frontispiece_ "Toots, tell me as you did yesterday, what the elephants are saying" 7 The soft brown eyes of Dozel were fixed on the face of the little Limping Boy 29 The coffee-colored little image of its mother lay sprawling across her broad nose 63