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Chapter XVII
A VOICE IN THE NIGHT. I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully. Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy. "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr. There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.”
during the time that
From this reading “Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.”
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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 VOICE IN THE NIGHT.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
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From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
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From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
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From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
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From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
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From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
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From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
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From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
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From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
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From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
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From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
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From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
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From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
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From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
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From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A VOICE IN THE NIGHT.
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From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
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From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
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From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
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From this reading A VOICE IN THE NIGHT.
not any; not one
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
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From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
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From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
above and across; more than
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
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From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
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From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
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From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
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From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VOICE IN THE NIGHT.
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From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
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From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
up to a particular time
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
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From this reading There was an evil smile on his crafty face as I struggled to sit up.
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From this reading A VOICE IN THE NIGHT.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I knew no more of what passed until I found myself lying on a pile of skins, my head throbbing painfully.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
during the time that
From this reading Opening my eyes, I saw that I was lying beside a fire, while around me were Chippewas, and standing over me was my enemy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Awake, eh?" said Gib softly, in the old Gaelic, which he spoke with the Highland burr.
