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agonized
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
all
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
any
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He explained that in no way had his treachery been of his own choosing.
behold
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
brother
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From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
called
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From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
choosing
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From this reading He explained that in no way had his treachery been of his own choosing.
CLOUDS
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
companions
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
cries
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
death
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
explained
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From this reading He explained that in no way had his treachery been of his own choosing.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
forth
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
foster-brother
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
foster-father
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From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
GATHERING
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
grief
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He explained that in no way had his treachery been of his own choosing.
happy
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From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
hunting-grounds
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From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
Indians
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
men
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He explained that in no way had his treachery been of his own choosing.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
Oliver
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
own
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From this reading He explained that in no way had his treachery been of his own choosing.
pitiful
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
poured
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
present
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
Sam
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
seldom
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
Shawnee
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
showed
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
some
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
sorrows
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
spirits
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From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
stranger
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
sympathy
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He explained that in no way had his treachery been of his own choosing.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
treacherynounUS /ˈtrɛtʃəri/
betrayal of trust
From this reading He explained that in no way had his treachery been of his own choosing.
understood
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
unmoved
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From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
wait
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From this reading He called upon the spirits of his foster-father and brother to wait for him in their journey to the happy hunting-grounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
way
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From this reading He explained that in no way had his treachery been of his own choosing.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
white
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From this reading GATHERING CLOUDS The grief of the white Shawnee at the death of his foster-brother was pitiful to behold.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Even Sam Oliver and his companions, who seldom showed any sympathy for the Indians, were not unmoved by his agonized cries of grief.
words
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
young
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From this reading In the Shawnee tongue, some words of which all the white men present understood, the young stranger poured forth his sorrows.
