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"was; became" Practice Lesson
"was; became" Practice Dutch lesson
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A great hunt was held; the hunters lay around the swamp; yes, some sat up in the branches of the trees, which stretched far over the reed.
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A second one was struck against the wall
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According to her, she was treated unacceptably by lawyers.
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and so the duckling was allowed to remain on trial for three weeks
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And the matches were glowing so bright, brighter than at noon-day.
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As they climbed higher and higher in the air, the ugly little duckling felt wonderfully weary
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At last he became exhausted, and lay still and helpless, frozen fast in the ice.
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but now she became colder, but she didn't dare to go home
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But the poor duckling that had hatched last and looked so ugly was bitten, bumped and fooled by both the ducks and the chickens.
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but with every night, the space on which he swam became smaller and smaller
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First later on the day it became quiet; but the poor duckling did not dare to get up yet; it waited several hours more, before it turned around, and then it rushed out of the swamp as fast as it could.
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He was red with anger.
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his handwriting got messier
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In a corner formed by two houses, one of which protruded a little more than the other, she squatted down.
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it gave light, and where it shone against the wall, it went as transparent as a veil
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it swam in the water, dived under with his head, but was treated with contempt by all other animals, because of its ugly appearance.
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it was sad because it looked ugly and was mocked by everyone else
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It went like that the first day, and later it got worse and worse.
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Ron said it made him sick
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She again struck a match on the wall, and again it became bright around her; in the brightness stood her old grandmother, clear and shining, yet loving in her appearance.
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