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Satanstoe

Chapter XXIV

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“Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
MRS.
HEMANS.
I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Satanstoe

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”
Line 2
MRS.
Line 3
HEMANS.
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I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.
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Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Dead noun US /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!””

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.”

Ourselves pronoun US /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading “Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!””

Shall modal verb US /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading “I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.”

Soon noun US /soon/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.”

Sovereign adjective US /ˈsɑːv.rən/

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading ““Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!””

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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 Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

beheld

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

canoe

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

captive

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

day

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

deadnounUS /dead/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

evening

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

fatigued

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

fearful

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From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.

fell

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

fled

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

forget

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From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

funeral

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

glory

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

HEMANS

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From this reading HEMANS.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.

knell

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

labour

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

mournful

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

MRS

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From this reading MRS.

much

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.

night

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From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.

night-wind

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

paddled

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

Pale

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

place

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

safety

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

set

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

shades

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.

soon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

sovereignadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːv.rən/

Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.

From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

sun

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

sung

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

Susquesus

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I shall never forget the journey of that fearful night.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

toil

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

too

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

unaided

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From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

warriors

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From this reading “Pale set the sun--the shades of evening fell, The mournful night-wind sung their funeral knell; And the same day beheld their warriors dead, Their sovereign captive and their glory fled!”

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Susquesus paddled the canoe, unaided by us, who were too much fatigued with the toil of the day, to labour much, as soon as we found ourselves in a place of safety.