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Chapter II
THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum. “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis. “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?” “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee. “Big war!
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.”
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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 “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
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From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
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From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
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From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
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From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That’s kind of a new thing to me,” said Jack Davis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sounding a war drum must be a new fashion, eh, Running Elk?”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Heap big medicine!” replied the young Cherokee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COMING OF TECUMSEH The three youths stood there, at their lonely camp-fire, in the heart of the Muscogee wilderness, with darkness all about them, listening to the steady, monotonous beat of the drum.
