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Chapter V
“The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?” In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes. They always make a mistake in doing so. Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future. The business of this age is murder,--the slaughter of animals, the slaughter of fellow-men, by the wholesale.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They always make a mistake in doing so.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading ““The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?””
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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 In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
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From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
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From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
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From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
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From this reading The business of this age is murder,--the slaughter of animals, the slaughter of fellow-men, by the wholesale.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The business of this age is murder,--the slaughter of animals, the slaughter of fellow-men, by the wholesale.
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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
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From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.
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From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
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From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
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From this reading The business of this age is murder,--the slaughter of animals, the slaughter of fellow-men, by the wholesale.
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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
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From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
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From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
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From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.
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From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
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From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.
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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
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From this reading The business of this age is murder,--the slaughter of animals, the slaughter of fellow-men, by the wholesale.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
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From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
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From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
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From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
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From this reading The business of this age is murder,--the slaughter of animals, the slaughter of fellow-men, by the wholesale.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.
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From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They always make a mistake in doing so.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The business of this age is murder,--the slaughter of animals, the slaughter of fellow-men, by the wholesale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a panic, frightened animals will always flee to human-kind from the danger of more savage foes.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps the trait is the survival of an era of peace on earth; perhaps it is a prophecy of the golden age of the future.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The business of this age is murder,--the slaughter of animals, the slaughter of fellow-men, by the wholesale.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The hounds are baying on my track: O white man! will you send me back?”
