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Chapter XXIII
Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer? Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind. --Pinkney. The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council. Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
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From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
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From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
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From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
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From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
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From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
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From this reading --Pinkney.
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From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
up to a particular time
From this reading The family at Castle Meal saw nothing of any Indian until the day that succeeded the council.
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From this reading Gershom and Dorothy received the tidings of their sister's marriage with very little emotion.
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From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
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From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
but in spite of that
From this reading Of gentle mien and shape, she seems For civil halls design'd; Yet with the stately savage walks, As she were of his kind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why is that graceful female here With yon red hunter of the deer?
