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Chapter IX
AFTER THE BATTLE. After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away. A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason. When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed. At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
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later than; following
From this reading “AFTER THE BATTLE.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.”
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading “When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.”
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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 A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
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From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
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From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
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From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
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From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
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From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
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From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
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From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
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From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
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From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
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From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At my first motion I found myself chained by the leg to a stake driven into the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE BATTLE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
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From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A long time passed in which I was bereft of reason.
at the time that
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When my senses returned, I found myself lying on straw, along with a great number of other men, in a vast shed.
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From this reading After I had beheld my mother and all the other women of the tribe die to escape the shame and outrages of slavery, the blood which I had lost caused me to swoon away.
