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Chapter XI
GIVEN UP TO REVENGE. "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse. But where love is, vengeance sleeps. Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom. Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.”
during the time that
From this reading “Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.”
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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 Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But where love is, vengeance sleeps.
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From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
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From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
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From this reading GIVEN UP TO REVENGE.
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From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But where love is, vengeance sleeps.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading But where love is, vengeance sleeps.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading GIVEN UP TO REVENGE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading But where love is, vengeance sleeps.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GIVEN UP TO REVENGE.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading GIVEN UP TO REVENGE.
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading But where love is, vengeance sleeps.
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
in or at the place that
From this reading But where love is, vengeance sleeps.
during the time that
From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Why should she urge her husband's warriors to the red path while they could plant corn and hunt venison unmolested?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
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From this reading Her husband's tribe was at peace with the whites, and the 'wounded bird' had a child in her lodge; so she put the wrongs of her mother on one side, and lived contentedly in her forest kingdom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Anna Hutchinson had charged her daughter, that golden-haired young girl, with the consummation of her curse.
