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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
ancestors
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
bent
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From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading She fell down on her knees beside him.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
Burr
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From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
dark
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
die
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From this reading "You haven't killed me if I die, since you took me for Burr," whispered Lot Gordon.
down
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From this reading She fell down on her knees beside him.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
ears
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
face
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From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
faint
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
fallen
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
fell
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From this reading She fell down on her knees beside him.
foe
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
form
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
Gordon
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From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
grew
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
haven't
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From this reading "You haven't killed me if I die, since you took me for Burr," whispered Lot Gordon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She fell down on her knees beside him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "You haven't killed me if I die, since you took me for Burr," whispered Lot Gordon.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
Iroquois
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
killed
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From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
knees
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From this reading She fell down on her knees beside him.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
looking
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
Lot
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From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
Madelon
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You haven't killed me if I die, since you took me for Burr," whispered Lot Gordon.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She fell down on her knees beside him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
out
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From this reading The white, peaked face smiled up at her out of the snow.
peaked
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From this reading The white, peaked face smiled up at her out of the snow.
prostrate
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
said
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From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
savage
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
scalping-knife
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
second
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She fell down on her knees beside him.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "You haven't killed me if I die, since you took me for Burr," whispered Lot Gordon.
smiled
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From this reading The white, peaked face smiled up at her out of the snow.
snow
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From this reading The white, peaked face smiled up at her out of the snow.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
surging
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
then
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From this reading Madelon stood for a second looking at the dark, prostrate form as one of her Iroquois ancestors might have looked at a fallen foe before he drew his scalping-knife; then suddenly the surging of the savage blood in her ears grew faint.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You haven't killed me if I die, since you took me for Burr," whispered Lot Gordon.
up
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From this reading The white, peaked face smiled up at her out of the snow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
whispered
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From this reading "You haven't killed me if I die, since you took me for Burr," whispered Lot Gordon.
white
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From this reading The white, peaked face smiled up at her out of the snow.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have I killed you, Burr?" she said, and bent her face down to his--and it was not Burr, but Lot Gordon!
