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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 CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
akin
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
all
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
also
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
bit
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
brought
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
called
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
came
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
children
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
CHOICE
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
circle
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
clay
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
cliff
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
close
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
come
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
crashed
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
crashing
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
darkness
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
dislodged
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
Divine
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
down
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
downwards
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
drums
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
dwelling
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
dwellings
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
earth
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
eastern
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
eyes
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
fall
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
falling
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
far
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
fear
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
feet
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
force
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
gathered
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
girl
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
god-like
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
great
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
heard
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
hidden
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
hills
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
hold
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
kept
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
knelt
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
laid
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
land
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
lion
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
long
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
longing
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
looked
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
loose
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
medicine
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
mesa
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
moon
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
more
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
mountain
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
mountains
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
Navahu
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
night
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
noises
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
Ones
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
passing
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
Past
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
path
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
people
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
pieces
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
place
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
portal
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
rainbow
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
remain
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
river
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
robe
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
robed
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
roof
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
rose
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
rumbling
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
seemed
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
send
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
sent
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
severedadjectiveUS /ˈsevərd/
cut completely into separate parts
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
shock
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
skin
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
sky
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
slope
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
smaller
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
sounded
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
sounds
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
spirits
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
star
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
still
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
stone
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
strange
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
suggested
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
sun
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
Tahn-té
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
there
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
things
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
times
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
touched
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
trail
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
trap
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
trembling
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
TSYN-DEH
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
Tsé-ye
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From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
very
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From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
waited
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
waiting
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
wall
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
walls
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From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
watched
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From this reading Past her portal they had crashed until it seemed the roof must fall also, and she gathered the robe of Tahn-té about her, and came as far as might be into the open--and watched with longing eyes the trail across the mesa to the great river!--for that trail was as the path of the sun to her,--or the rainbow in the sky!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She kept very still there waiting at the portal, for strange noises were heard on the mesa, a dislodged stone rumbling down the long slope--or a bit of loose clay falling from the ancient walls.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At times the smaller sounds suggested passing feet--and above all things must she remain hidden from people until he came for her--he--the god-like one who had brought her to this dwelling so akin to the dwellings of the Divine Ones of the Navahu land in the place called Tsé-ye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
women
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The feet of Tahn-té had touched that trail, and when the night came, and the moon rose in the great circle over the eastern hills--over that trail would he come, and though the mountains themselves crashed downwards to the mesa, he would hold her close, and the very spirits of darkness could send no more fear!
YAHN
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From this reading THE CHOICE OF YAHN TSYN-DEH And while Yahn Tsyn-deh laid the trap, and the medicine drums sounded, and the women gathered the children close because of the trembling earth, one girl robed in the skin of a mountain lion waited alone at the portal of the star, and knelt in the shadow, and looked with eyes of fear at the great pieces of severed cliff, or ancient wall sent crashing downwards by the force of the earth shock.
