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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
all
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
council
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
COURIER
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
custom
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
divided
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
done
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
dread
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
else
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From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
EreconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
expressed
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
face
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
fact
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From this reading From that fact had Tahn-té reasoned that Te-gat-ha meant to show no favors to the white strangers.
favors
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From this reading From that fact had Tahn-té reasoned that Te-gat-ha meant to show no favors to the white strangers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that fact had Tahn-té reasoned that Te-gat-ha meant to show no favors to the white strangers.
gave
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
governor
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
hear
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
held
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From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
knowledge
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
lake
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
leaving
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
made
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
MAID
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
meant
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From this reading From that fact had Tahn-té reasoned that Te-gat-ha meant to show no favors to the white strangers.
men
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
minds
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
morning
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
most
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
mountains
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
Much
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
Na-im-be
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The governor of Te-gat-ha had sent no men to the council of Povi-whah.
north
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From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
northern
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
old
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
Po-Ahtun-ho
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
politic
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
Povi-whah
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
power
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
prayers
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
pueblos
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
reasoned
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From this reading From that fact had Tahn-té reasoned that Te-gat-ha meant to show no favors to the white strangers.
reasons
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
run
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
sacred
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
savage
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
saw
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
sent
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From this reading The governor of Te-gat-ha had sent no men to the council of Povi-whah.
show
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From this reading From that fact had Tahn-té reasoned that Te-gat-ha meant to show no favors to the white strangers.
shown
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
star
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
strangers
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
strong
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From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
Tahn-té
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
Te-gat-ha
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From this reading The governor of Te-gat-ha had sent no men to the council of Povi-whah.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From that fact had Tahn-té reasoned that Te-gat-ha meant to show no favors to the white strangers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
thing
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From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
tribes
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
very
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From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
walls
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From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
warrant
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE COURIER AND THE MAID Ere the morning star saw its face in the sacred lake of the Na-im-be mountains, Tahn-té, the Po-Ahtun-ho, had done a thing not of custom:--he was leaving the governor to hear the prayers of Povi-whah, while he, for reasons politic, made the run to the most northern of pueblos.
white
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From this reading From that fact had Tahn-té reasoned that Te-gat-ha meant to show no favors to the white strangers.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
wild
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From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
wonder
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
youth
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From this reading Much in the council of the strangers had shown him their power over the old men whose minds were divided between dread of the savage tribes, and wonder if the youth of Tahn-té gave him warrant for all the knowledge expressed by him.
Yutah
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From this reading Te-gat-ha was of itself, very strong, else it could not have held its walls against the Yutah and the wild tribes of the north.
