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Chapter X
ANNA HUTCHINSON'S CURSE. The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement. "No, her children were not all slain. Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August. The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.”
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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 Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
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From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
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From this reading "No, her children were not all slain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
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From this reading ANNA HUTCHINSON'S CURSE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
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From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
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From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
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From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
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From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
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From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
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From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
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From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
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From this reading "No, her children were not all slain.
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From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
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From this reading ANNA HUTCHINSON'S CURSE.
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From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
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From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
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From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
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From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
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From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
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From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "No, her children were not all slain.
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From this reading ANNA HUTCHINSON'S CURSE.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
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From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
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From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
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From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
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From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, her children were not all slain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, her children were not all slain.
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From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, her children were not all slain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
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From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "No, her children were not all slain.
in or at the place that
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The savage lifted Abigail from the earth where she had fallen, and went on with kindling excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The other was a babe, four weeks old, which this brave woman took from her bosom just before the tomahawk cleft her brain.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two escaped--one, a young girl pale as the first cherry blossoms, with hair like the sunshine in August.
