Chapter 1 of The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts is here in full — 2590 sentences across 518 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts is here in full — 2590 sentences across 518 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘What! Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said. ‘What! Is it you?’ The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
Chapter 1 of The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts is here in full — 2590 sentences across 518 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 197/518 · 5 reading units · Lines 981–985
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inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading “The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’”
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said.”
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’”
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From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
inflected form of “behold” — see with attention
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
at any time
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
only a very short time before
From this reading Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it you?’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it you?’
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
a woman of refinement
From this reading Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said.
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Madam!’ he cried, hardly knowing what he said.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is it you?’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The maiden blushed and answered: ‘Ah, my lord, it is long since I first beheld your face, but I did not think you had ever seen mine.’
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